Pinky Problem

[Newbie]

Hey guys, any methods to strengthern your pinky? Ive been playing 1 year+ near 2. Still pinky quite sucky, in terms of accuracy and speed.

Any methods to strengthern it? Tried chromatics though. Anything else?

 

[Mr_KeyboardMan]

just stroke your fingers repetitively(the harder the better) against your kneepads while you are on the bus or waiting and keep it a habit .... works for me .... also improves your finger speed and reflexes ...

 

[gordonzz]

sorry to lend this thread to ask ..






any more ideas to strengthen pinky other den chromactic? cuz i hurt my pinky when im young durin sec sch time and now its not that active or flexible anymore.. i cant band it 90 degrees str8 horizontally

 

[vernplum]

Playing chromatics is one way of strengthening the little finger, but remember, that for 3/4 of the time you are playing with the other 3 fingers, so you're not homing in on the problem.

Isolate the little finger by inventing your own exercises and make sure that you use it in combination with all the other fingers. Here's some I made up especially for you, right now.


Ex. 1 (easy)
h p h p h p
-5-8-5---5-9-5---5-10-5 <--- this line shows fret
1 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 <--- this line shows fretting finger

Repeat 10000 times, using metronome. Make sure that every note in the exercise is the same length and the same volume (except the first note of each triplet, which you pick, so it will have a bit more attack).


Ex 2. (medium)

p p p p
-8-6-5--8-7-5--
4 2 1 4 3 1

Repeat 20000 times. Pick first note of each triplet.


Ex 3. (hard)

-7-8-5-------------------------------------------
---------6-8-5-----------------------------------
-----------------5-7-4---------------------------
-------------------------5-7-3-------------------
---------------------------------5-7-3-----------
------------------------------------------5-7-3--
3 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1
h h p h h p h h p h h p h h p h h p

Repeat 30000 times. Make sure no other notes ring out, open strings, etc.
In this exercise, none of the notes are picked.

If you want *really* hard exercises, just let me know.

 

[gordonzz]

Playing chromatics is one way of strengthening the little finger, but remember, that for 3/4 of the time you are playing with the other 3 fingers, so you're not homing in on the problem.

Isolate the little finger by inventing your own exercises and make sure that you use it in combination with all the other fingers. Here's some I made up especially for you, right now.


Ex. 1 (easy)
h p h p h p
-5-8-5---5-9-5---5-10-5 <--- this line shows fret
1 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 <--- this line shows fretting finger

Repeat 10000 times, using metronome. Make sure that every note in the exercise is the same length and the same volume (except the first note of each triplet, which you pick, so it will have a bit more attack).


Ex 2. (medium)

p p p p
-8-6-5--8-7-5--
4 2 1 4 3 1

Repeat 20000 times. Pick first note of each triplet.


Ex 3. (hard)

-7-8-5-------------------------------------------
---------6-8-5-----------------------------------
-----------------5-7-4---------------------------
-------------------------5-7-3-------------------
---------------------------------5-7-3-----------
------------------------------------------5-7-3--
3 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 1
h h p h h p h h p h h p h h p h h p

Repeat 30000 times. Make sure no other notes ring out, open strings, etc.
In this exercise, none of the notes are picked.

If you want *really* hard exercises, just let me know.

thx!! specially for me im so honoured someone actualli care hehe.. im playin some stuffs from www.guitartricks.com nowadays.. hope to learn some proper theory now.. dont wanna stuck at the shitty stage hehe.. yea.. not i cock or wad.. but come some hard stuffs u said.. i realli hope to challenge myself and improve :wink:

 

[man_kidal]

Scales my friend, scales ....