YOU ASKED FOR THIS! Practice THIS for Little Finger Liberation!!!
Added 2024-07-27 16:26:08 +0000 UTCBy request!!! Thank you all so much for the suggestions to do a little finger workout FROM HELL! This week, I've got a KILLER Vinnie Moore-style neoclassical arpeggio etude that's gonna get your little finger TAMED! I'll show ya how to play it then give you the tech tips you NEED to get that pinky empowered! GET INTO IT!!!
I'm headed out the door for an art class I'm taking (so fun!!!!!), so I'll post the practice tracks when I get back. Snag the TAB and GP files now and get rolling! And stay tuned later for the bonus video that may change the way you practice forever!
(EDIT: added practice tracks and midi file! Lets go!!!!)
Comments
Oh man this one is tough! Excellent addition to my routine. Thanks Ben!
304angstroms
2024-12-03 00:14:08 +0000 UTCSpan The Hand
E-Rex
2024-08-24 03:47:45 +0000 UTCUncle Ben, many thanks once again, I have a question. It is apparently quite lame, but since I am a pianist with quite little guitar skills, hope you will understand. The question is, how exactly do you dampen the strings, which you release, in this particular piece of music? With the right hand, or left? I have tried both ways, but since I am so lame, I am not sure which would be better.
Stanislav Ossovsky
2024-08-08 08:23:12 +0000 UTCDooode!! The music is way-way too freaking awesome to be called just an "exercise". Wonderful, thank you Teacher :)!
Stanislav Ossovsky
2024-08-07 09:04:49 +0000 UTCThe musicality of this etude really speaks to me for some reason.. so beautiful! :) As you say, this makes it a million times more fun to work on. I'm not sure I'll be able to nail the entire piece, especially not at speed, but I think I saw a few of the individual arpeggio shapes/licks that would be cool on their own to throw into a minor key soloing situation.. so perhaps I'll just steal a few of those isolated ideas. Thanks!
Kasper Beuse Fauerby
2024-08-02 07:24:42 +0000 UTChell yeah! I initially wrote it with all alternate, but then decided adding in the hammer ons makes it a more effective little finger workout.
Ben Eller
2024-08-02 03:11:06 +0000 UTCThe easiest way for me to play this one is all alternate picking no legato. I do like the legato and hybrid versions, always good to play things will multiple techniques.
Snake
2024-07-31 18:37:05 +0000 UTCWhat a great workout, and not just for the little pinky! The first finger get's a great independent workout moving across the strings as well...I also have been using it as an alternate picking exercise, picking all notes rather than hammer ons. And I'll say it again, thanks for sharing in the Guitar Pro format, that's saved me much time from putting it together myself so I can get straight to work! Cheers
Chris Swartz
2024-07-30 19:54:07 +0000 UTCShowed up on mine indeed
Chris Swartz
2024-07-30 19:50:38 +0000 UTCI think I picked it up directly from youtube first
Bogdan Frigioiu
2024-07-28 11:15:13 +0000 UTCI love you Uncle Ben. You always come up with the coolest practice and strength building ideas. Keep up the amazing work.
Fred Raimondi
2024-07-27 21:00:03 +0000 UTCI notice the you were using hybrid picking?
Matt Nelson
2024-07-27 20:40:38 +0000 UTCWhat a great last bit of advice regarding spanning the pinky finger. I use it constantly in my playing but never gave it any thought other than keeping it close to the fretboard. The ease and comfort difference is beyond noticeable. Great lesson as always!
Mike Palumbo
2024-07-27 19:41:38 +0000 UTCSo good! No surprise Bach beat you to the Pinkie workout! Partita in A minor - J.S. Bach BWV 1013, interpreted by Guillaume Vrac https://youtu.be/EJ1OO7GCEqI?si=L4gO-0v5kBgOoVN8
Randy Campbell
2024-07-27 19:27:40 +0000 UTCCan you send my carrier pigeon back? I only have one.
Glenn
2024-07-27 18:34:53 +0000 UTCI've just worked through and memorized the first A minor sequence...I'm crying tears of joy. Or pain. Jury is still out ...I'll get back to you after more coffee.🙂
Scott.
2024-07-27 18:15:17 +0000 UTCIn all seriousness I need more of this type of practice so I can play stuff like this pedal tone at around 1:51 https://youtu.be/aK1yVohKRAc?si=TW5lTRYQjKzajZZy
NYCM&AHole
2024-07-27 18:14:16 +0000 UTCYup but I watch the Patreon versions
NYCM&AHole
2024-07-27 17:32:15 +0000 UTCNot showing for me. I think they did update their gorithm this week because what’s showing up in my feed is way different.
YogiPritch
2024-07-27 17:10:05 +0000 UTCYep. It showed up in my YouTube feed. I’m on my way to see Inside Out 2..lol.. but I’m looking forward to checking out this video when I get back. 👍🏼
Michael Curtis
2024-07-27 17:08:40 +0000 UTCYes, it's there.
Cordy Lavery
2024-07-27 17:04:00 +0000 UTCWatching it today.
Craig Rosen
2024-07-27 17:03:05 +0000 UTCSteel Panther wrote a whole song about it https://youtu.be/nECac7O4hg8?si=Z9lbFGhetXXfjhmg
NYCM&AHole
2024-07-27 16:47:12 +0000 UTCYall, did this video show up in your YouTube feeds? Views are suspiciously low so far, which usually indicates the algorithm gods didn’t put it in anyone’s feed!!! It’s so annoying when this happens and it’s totally random. Let me know!
Ben Eller
2024-07-27 16:44:26 +0000 UTCBen your a modern day Carl Czerny for guitar
Turd Fergason
2024-07-27 16:44:05 +0000 UTCI want a hunky pinky!
Dan kosmider
2024-07-27 16:39:34 +0000 UTC
