Guitar Finger Drill Permutations

If you have trouble playing chords, usually the best remedy is to stop trying to master the chords, and start trying to master finger drills.

The trick is to take it slow, and make up your own patterns.

Each finger is designated a number (1-2-3-4, from pointer finger to pinky respectively).

As you get more advanced, you can make up your own permutations and patterns. But this is guaranteed to help your fingers "loosen up", and in turn make your chord changes more effortless and smoother.

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• guitar finger drills
• permutations
• calisthenics
• chord changes
• practice

[TheMomoply]

Curious. I do the drill but my fingers keep slightly touching the string below. they aren't bent. This just gets fixed with practice?

[waltribeiro]

@TheMomoply fixed with good practice :)

[stratdoc]

Walt how about starting over when you are not satisfied or you can get to the idea of a little editing? iMovie or even better Final Cut will allow you to work on some basic fade in's to overlays or double screen.. Otherwise you absolutely right about scales! i play mainly rock and blues and it is amazing how much better my expression has become by doing basic scales. I can let my ear tell me where I am on the fret board and then overlay ideas that come without thinking of what "box" I am in..

[waltribeiro]

@stratdoc i hate video editing :)

[waltribeiro]

@stratdoc yep!

[luvmejaded]

thats what i was doing every single day when i was in middle school! not sure if it worked out but def made a difference when changing chords :)

[waltribeiro]

@luvmejaded yea more tutorials on my website!

[MikeTheGuy00]

@waltribeiro Lately, Lots of The Mars Volta, Mavishnu Orchestra and many other bands orienting jazz into their playing. The style gets addictive, haha.. though i'm referring to music i've learnt of late!