Good exercises/songs to improve fret hand technique?

darkside 88 · #1 03-16-2005, 05:07 PM

I feel my right hand technique is exactly where it should be, but my fret hand is often struggling, sloppy, and quick to cramp up.

JimK · #2 03-16-2005, 05:20 PM

Here's one-

http://www.bassically.net/featured_...jaco/teen/1.htm

...and join 'The Club'.
Most string players have better 'fretting' hand technique vs. 'plucking/picking/bowing' hand technique.
I musta missed that memo, too.

darkside 88 · #3 03-16-2005, 05:26 PM

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JimK · #4 03-16-2005, 05:40 PM

http://www.bassically.net/featured_a...aco/teen/1.htm

Hmmm...1st one didn't work for me, either. This one did.

darkside 88 · #5 03-16-2005, 06:35 PM

Anyone else? I appreciate the song suggestion, but Jaco's a big step for me...small hurdles, maybe in the future I can chug out some Jaco and Wooten. Right now I'm about the Geezer Butler, just getting into Geddy Lee phase.

Growler · #6 03-16-2005, 07:47 PM

Stevie Ray Vaughn... Pride and Joy...

The timing between drum/bass is excellent plus it has plenty of movement up and down the neck.

-Growler

leanne · #7 03-17-2005, 03:35 AM

Any ostinato-type bass part that tires my fretting hand out pretty quickly, I'll use that as an exercise to build stamina. Lately I've been using "We Gotta Get Outta This Place" by the Animals, but really, just about anything will do...

dhodgeh · #8 03-17-2005, 04:54 AM

Check out Music Dojo. They have course just for this sort of thing.

JimK · #9 03-17-2005, 05:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkside 88

Anyone else? I appreciate the song suggestion, but Jaco's a big step for me...small hurdles, maybe in the future I can chug out some Jaco and Wooten. Right now I'm about the Geezer Butler, just getting into Geddy Lee phase.

You need to play "Teen Town" at tempo in order to work out your fretting hand.