Need Help about left hand (fret) fingering sequences

[bluesdogblues]

Hi all,
Anybody please help me on this particular exercise.




How are your left hand (fret) fingering sequences?
(on 4 string (tuned E-A-D-G) bass guitar)

Thanks

[FretlessMainly]

Hmmm...more than one way to skin a cat, as usual. I would use these (finger/string):

Bar 1:
pinky/G
pinky/D
index/D
middle/D
pinky/D
middle/D
pinky/D
middle/G

Bar 2:
pinky/G
pinky/D
index/D
ring/D
pinky/D
ring/D
pinky/D
index or middle/G

Bars 1 and 2 are each done in a single position, with Bar 2 being one step below the position used for Bar 1. Bars 3 and 4 present a different challenge, because you have to deal with two whole steps for the G A B and F G A, so you need to shift positions in the middle of each bar. For Bar 3:

pinky/G
pinky/D then shift down to
index/D
pinky/D
index/G
pinky/D
index/G
middle/G

For Bar 4:
pinky/G
pinky/D then shift down to
index/D
pinky/D
index/G
pinky/D
index/G
pinky/G, slide pinky up to C for bar 5.

This should give you a feel for the other patterns you may need. You can try this in higher positions mixing in open strings, but my sense is that you want to be able to do this exercise with all fingered notes (I would).

[Skitch it!]

Originally Posted by FretlessMainly

Hmmm...more than one way to skin a cat, as usual. I would use these (finger/string)

+1 That's a great way of playing it for finger independence and locating, fluidity ; )

The chord shape sequence approach I went with first because I liked the note/s 'bleedover' sounding a little chordal in the sequence.

[bluesdogblues]

Thank You verymuch for the replies.
I found them interesting and I'll surely learn them.

But in my case:
Since I always prefer to "go to the bigger strings as soon as possible", to get the 'more bass' sound, which always put me in doubt in how to execute them, because at some points I will find me have to 'barred' my pinky finger on the big A and E strings which is very hard for me to do (either my pinky is too weak or the strings are too big or my forms are wrong, etc).

Can I substitute 'barred' pinky (pinky at A and E strings particularly, but sometimes when in G-D and D-A strings too) with "pinky (at A string) and ring (at E string)" ?

what do you think?

How will you execute the sequence if on the big strings (E and A) ?

thanks again

[Skitch it!]

Originally Posted by bluesdogblues

Thank You verymuch for the replies.
I found them interesting and I'll surely learn them.

But in my case:
Since I always prefer to "go to the bigger strings as soon as possible", to get the 'more bass' sound, which always put me in doubt in how to execute them, because at some points I will find me have to 'barred' my pinky finger on the big A and E strings which is very hard for me to do (either my pinky is too weak or the strings are too big or my forms are wrong, etc).

Can I substitute 'barred' pinky (pinky at A and E strings particularly, but sometimes when in G-D and D-A strings too) with "pinky (at A string) and ring (at E string)" ?

what do you think?

How will you execute the sequence if on the big strings (E and A) ?

thanks again

I wouldn't bar them, I'd 'roll' them with the pinky. Don't keep the tension of two strings at once down by constant pressure, roll your pinky to transfer from one string to the other. Or skip between them with the pinky. Barring/rolling 4th's is an acquired skill, they can be awkward at first, but essential to learn imo.

[FretlessMainly]

Problem is Skitch, you've got C# instead of C nat in the first bar. One could still use the index finger to get the C, but that's a pretty large shift to make in the middle of a phrase.

[Skitch it!]

Originally Posted by FretlessMainly

Problem is Skitch, you've got C# instead of C nat in the first bar. One could still use the index finger to get the C, but that's a pretty large shift to make in the middle of a phrase.

Thanks for that, fixed ; )

Updated -

1st Bar -

Index finger 12th fret G String
Index 12th D
Ring 14th A
Pinky 15th A
Index 12th D
Pinky 14th A
Index 12th D
Ring 14th D

2nd Bar -

Mid finger 10th fret G String
Mid 10th D
Pinky 12th A
Index 9th D
Mid 10th D
Index 9th D
Mid 10th D
Pinky 12th D

3rd Bar -

Index 9th G
Index 9th D
Middle 10th A
Pinky 12th A
Index 9th D
Pinky 12th A
Index 9th D
Middle 10th D

4th Bar -

Index 7th G
Index 7th D
Mid 8th A
Pinky 10th A
Index 7th D
Pinky 10th A
Index 7th D
Ring 9th D

5th Bar -

Index 5th G
Index 5th D
Ring 7th A
Pinky 8th A
Index 5th D
Pinky 8th A
Index 5th D
Ring 7th D

6th bar -

Ring 4th G
Mid 3rd D
Pinky 5th A
Index 2nd D
Mid 3rd D
Index 2nd D
Mid 3rd D
Pinky 5th D

7th Bar -

Index 2nd G
Index 2nd D
Mid 3rd A
Pinky 5th D
Index 2nd D
Pinky 5th D
Index 2nd D
Mid 3rd D

From bar 8 - all within the 4 fret G7 scale pattern over EAD strings 'til Bar 11 -

Pinky 5th A
Pinky 5th E
Index 1st E
Mid 3rd E
Pinky 5th E
Mid 3rd E
Pinky 5th E
Index 2nd A

Last bar, I'd give the hand a rest and use the opens - ; )

Pinky 3rd A
Ring 3rd E
Open E
Index 1st E
Ring 3rd E
Index 1st E
Ring 3rd E
Open A