Finger Combinations
These exercises are designed to help your fretting hand become adept at any combination of notes that are thrown at you. Start with the simple 'spider' in figure 1 then try out some combinations from the table below.
Figure 1.
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Try playing through figure 1 at a tempo that you feel comfortable with. Use alternate picking (down, up, down, up and so on). Once you are comfortable with this exercise, try it with a variety of different combinations from the table below:
| 1 2 3 4 | 2 1 3 4 | 3 1 2 4 | 4 1 2 3 |
| 1 2 4 3 | 2 1 4 3 | 3 1 4 2 | 4 1 3 2 |
| 1 3 2 4 | 2 3 1 4 | 3 2 1 4 | 4 2 1 3 |
| 1 3 4 2 | 2 3 4 1 | 3 2 4 1 | 4 2 3 1 |
| 1 4 2 3 | 2 4 1 3 | 3 4 1 2 | 4 3 1 2 |
| 1 4 3 2 | 2 4 3 1 | 3 4 2 1 | 4 3 2 1 |
Example:
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