The goal of this exercise is to improve the speed of your fingers when playing on a single string in a given fretboard position. The example below shows the 6th string in 1st position.
- Place your fingers in first position on the 6th string with your fingers on frets 1- 4.
- Play the fingerings below (1=index finger, 2=middle finger, etc.).
- Increase the challenge by playing this backwards and playing it on different strings.
Fretting Combinations
| 1. 1-2-3-4 2. 1-2-4-3 3. 1-3-2-4 4. 1-3-4-2 5. 1-4-2-3 6. 1-4-3-2 |
7. 2-1-3-4 8. 2-1-4-3 9. 2-3-1-4 10. 2-3-4-1 11. 2-4-1-3 12. 2-4-3-1 |
13. 3-1-2-4 14. 3-1-4-2 15. 3-2-1-4 16. 3-2-4-1 17. 3-4-1-2 18. 3-4-2-1 |
19. 4-1-2-3 20. 4-1-3-2 21. 4-2-1-3 22. 4-2-3-1 23. 4-3-1-2 24. 4-3-2-1 |
Fretting Combinations – First Position, Sixth String
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