| 1) to create strength in your fingers, just plain simple 1-2-3-4 , 4-3-2-1 , 4-2-3-1 , etc etc etc on all of your strings
2) And to train your ears, try Pacman's scale exercise, I think it's a sticky post, so it's easy to find
dave.
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