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Old 09-26-2008, 07:11 PM
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Hopefully this isn't stupid but...

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I'm just wondering, when I'm playing a fast descending riff that looks like this:

------------------------------------|
-5--------5-3-3-5-----5-3--------*-|
---------------------------5-3----*-|
-----5--3-----------3----------3----|

The last five notes have me wondering about which fingers I should be using (if i want to use good form). Assuming I'm using the index and ring finger for the 5's and 3's respectively, would I also use the index on the final note (the G)? It seems like an unnatural sort of hop to make; rather than extending the fingers I'm having to "hop" so to speak. I can play the lick fine, it's just I was wondering what you guys would do?

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hopefully this makes sense
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Old 09-26-2008, 08:14 PM
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Just sitting here in my computer chair wiggling my fingers (lol) I would fret:

Code:
 r   m  i r i i r   i r i  r i m
------------------------------------|
-5--------5-3-3-5-----5-3---------*-|
---------------------------5-3----*-|
-----5--3-----------3----------3----|
 r   m  i r i i r   i r i  r i m
(r=ring;i=index;m=middle)

Or something like that...
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