Re: Exercises for stretching first to seventh fret (LH)?
Originally Posted by
Rtnrlfy
Hi -
I find that I don't have a tremendous amount of stretch from my index to pinky finger. This is making stretching from a first fret to seventh fret note, for example, very difficult to do in any kind of legato fashion. Do you have any suggestions for how I could increase my dexterity and lateral reach?
Thanks in advance,
Lesley
is it about that nasty G-minor (3-1-5-7 on E-A-D-G) or G7? If so, work the chord closer to the bridge and move up to the nut. That fingerboard is a logarithmic stretching machine. Or invert it.
http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/sh...4-Bluegrass-G7
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