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!