left hand:keep ring finger on fret?

[Dragonlord]

sorry but i couldn't find a better way to describe this:P
when you play something like,
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----1----3----4-----
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,do you keep your ring finger ("finger 1") on the fretboard,so that when you play the third fret you have both your 1st and 3rd finger on the frets,and then when you play the 4th fret,all three fingers are on the frets?
I hope you understand what I'm trying to say here,my english aren't perfect...
I always had one finger on the fretboard per note,but my ex-teacher had told me to play the way I describe above.It is more noticable when I play chromatic scales...I am slowly trying to do it this way,but I also wanted to know what you guys think about that...thx in advance

[Marty Forrer]

Yes.

[Dragonlord]

What I actually need to know,is if it's bad NOT to play that way...maybe you can play faster this way?

[Gard]

You will be able to play faster that way, because of economy of motion. Never make a useless motion, such as lifting a finger off a string needlessly. It has a side benefit of slightly improving your tone vs. not leaving all the fingers possible down. By the way, the finger you're referring to, the #1 finger is called the index finger, your ring finger is the #3 finger.

[Dragonlord]

Originally posted by Gard
By the way, the finger you're referring to, the #1 finger is called the index finger, your ring finger is the #3 finger.

LOL!Excuse me but I wrote this stuff by 3:00 in the morning,so...And I was sure that something was wrong
Anyway,thank you for answering,I think I got what I wanted to know...anyway I played a bit about an hour ago or so and I saw that I have almost fixed it...I thought it was economy of motion,I just wanted to hear it from someone else too...
thx again,take care