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Old 03-29-2008, 12:43 AM
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Ok i Play in a Thrash/Industrial metal band, so alot of the Riffs we come up with are Fast, I can play pretty good with my 3 finger technique but it some time false behind in speed campaired to the guitars. So im trying to learn to play with 4 fingers, i ushaly play index too pinky, but i need to work on my improving my pinkys strenth and speed. Does anyone have any Advice?
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Old 03-29-2008, 09:12 AM
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Are you talking about your fretting hand (I hope)?

The best way to build strength in your pinky is...practice. Try holding chords or octaves out for measures at a time, at first your pinky will tire quickly but after a while it'll build.
Make sure you're not doing the tea cup thing and sticking your pinky out when its not in use...because then it has further to go to get back to the fretboard when its time to play!
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Old 03-29-2008, 09:12 AM
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Start out by taping your pinky/ring finger together, then playing with the pinky a lot. That will get your pinky used to doing the back and forth movement. Then just grab the metronome, and go to town on those 16ths.
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Old 03-29-2008, 10:12 AM
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Ok i Play in a Thrash/Industrial metal band, so alot of the Riffs we come up with are Fast, I can play pretty good with my 3 finger technique but it some time false behind in speed campaired to the guitars. So im trying to learn to play with 4 fingers, i ushaly play index too pinky, but i need to work on my improving my pinkys strenth and speed. Does anyone have any Advice?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qig3yw5XqQ0
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thanks for the advice,the taping thing seems to be helping alot, i just need to partice alot more, and i watched that vid. that technique looks good, but im better at useing my pinky, alls i can use my thumb for at the moment is slaping lol.
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