Don't hate me for this.
A little something to make your weekend miserable productive:
I learned this pinky-strengthening exercise many years ago from one of my teachers. If the fourth finger of your fretting hand is the runt of the litter, skill-wise, these combination barre-chord/hammer-on routines may help. Plus you’ll learn some cool retro R&B riffs!
Got a favorite workout to promote finger strength and independence? Share the grief!
(P.S.: Don’t miss the related workouts here and here and here.)
Thanks alot M. Gore. This is very helpful.
Cool little exercise… My pinky needs it so bad !! I think it’s a cool thing to use bar chord progressions to exercise this finger :thumbup:
I may have to try this out… My pinky is generally useless. I hate any variation of a B chord.
LOL — after you try the barred version of the A minor chord, try “your favorite chord” by doing this hammer-on with an A major shape at the second fret. Using your third finger that way is so hard, it’ll make you stop worrying about your pinky.
I’ve been trying this exercise for the past week but my picking sounds like a real mess compared to yours. Any advice on how to make the picking sound cleaner and more even?
As a matter of fact, yes.
Great!