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1 | Chromatic exercises for left hand dexterity and left/right hand coordination. | |
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3 | e||----------------------1-2----------------------|| | |
4 | b||------------------1-2-----1-2------------------|| | |
5 | g||o-------------1-2-------------1-2-------------o|| | |
6 | d||o---------1-2---------------------1-2---------o|| | |
7 | A||------1-2-----------------------------1-2------|| | |
8 | E||--1-2-------------------------------------1-2--|| | |
9 | 1: u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d | |
10 | 2: d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u | |
11 | ||
12 | e||--1-2-------------------------------------1-2----|| | |
13 | b||------1-2-----------------------------1-2--------|| | |
14 | g||o---------1-2---------------------1-2-----------o|| | |
15 | d||o-------------1-2-------------1-2---------------o|| | |
16 | A||------------------1-2-----1-2--------------------|| | |
17 | E||----------------------1-2------------------------|| | |
18 | 1: u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d | |
19 | 2: d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u | |
20 | ||
21 | e||----------------------2-1----------------------|| | |
22 | b||------------------2-1-----2-1------------------|| | |
23 | g||o-------------2-1-------------2-1-------------o|| | |
24 | d||o---------2-1---------------------2-1---------o|| | |
25 | A||------2-1-----------------------------2-1------|| | |
26 | E||--2-1-------------------------------------2-1--|| | |
27 | 1: u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d | |
28 | 2: d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u | |
29 | ||
30 | e||--2-1-------------------------------------2-1----|| | |
31 | b||------2-1-----------------------------2-1--------|| | |
32 | g||o---------2-1---------------------2-1-----------o|| | |
33 | d||o-------------2-1-------------2-1---------------o|| | |
34 | A||------------------2-1-----2-1--------------------|| | |
35 | E||----------------------2-1------------------------|| | |
36 | 1: u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d | |
37 | 2: d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u | |
38 | ||
39 | e||--------------------------------1-2-3--------------------------------|| | |
40 | b||--------------------------1-2-3-------1-2-3--------------------------|| | |
41 | g||o-------------------1-2-3-------------------1-2-3-------------------o|| | |
42 | d||o-------------1-2-3-------------------------------1-2-3-------------o|| | |
43 | A||--------1-2-3-------------------------------------------1-2-3--------|| | |
44 | E||--1-2-3-------------------------------------------------------1-2-3--|| | |
45 | 1: u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u | |
46 | 2: d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d | |
47 | ||
48 | e||--1-2-3-------------------------------------------------------1-2-3--|| | |
49 | b||--------1-2-3-------------------------------------------1-2-3--------|| | |
50 | g||o-------------1-2-3-------------------------------1-2-3-------------o|| | |
51 | d||o-------------------1-2-3-------------------1-2-3-------------------o|| | |
52 | A||--------------------------1-2-3-------1-2-3--------------------------|| | |
53 | E||--------------------------------1-2-3--------------------------------|| | |
54 | 1: u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u | |
55 | 2: d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d | |
56 | ||
57 | e||--------------------------------3-2-1--------------------------------|| | |
58 | b||--------------------------3-2-1-------3-2-1--------------------------|| | |
59 | g||o-------------------3-2-1-------------------3-2-1-------------------o|| | |
60 | d||o-------------3-2-1-------------------------------3-2-1-------------o|| | |
61 | A||--------3-2-1-------------------------------------------3-2-1--------|| | |
62 | E||--3-2-1-------------------------------------------------------3-2-1--|| | |
63 | 1: u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u | |
64 | 2: d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d | |
65 | ||
66 | e||--3-2-1-------------------------------------------------------3-2-1--|| | |
67 | b||--------3-2-1-------------------------------------------3-2-1--------|| | |
68 | g||o-------------3-2-1-------------------------------3-2-1-------------o|| | |
69 | d||o-------------------3-2-1-------------------3-2-1-------------------o|| | |
70 | A||--------------------------3-2-1-------3-2-1--------------------------|| | |
71 | E||--------------------------------3-2-1--------------------------------|| | |
72 | 1: u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u | |
73 | 2: d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d | |
74 | ||
75 | (repeat up and down with 1-2-3-4 and 4-3-2-1) | |
76 | ||
77 | (again with alternate picking starting on upstroke once, and downstroke once) | |
78 | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | |
79 | e||--------------------------------------4-3-1-2--------------------------------------|| | |
80 | b||------------------------------4-3-1-2---------4-3-1-2------------------------------|| | |
81 | g||o---------------------4-3-1-2-------------------------4-3-1-2---------------------o|| | |
82 | d||o-------------4-3-1-2-----------------------------------------4-3-1-2-------------o|| | |
83 | A||------4-3-1-2---------------------------------------------------------4-3-1-2------|| | |
84 | E||--1-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------4-3--|| | |
85 | ||
86 | Invent similar chromatic exercises by mixing up the order of the fingers and adding string switches. Play them up and down the neck. You can also invent odd-numbered things like: | |
87 | ||
88 | e||----------------------------------------------4-2----|| | |
89 | b||------------------------------------4-2---2-1-----3--|| | |
90 | g||o-------------------------4-2---2-1-----3-----------o|| | |
91 | d||o---------------4-2---2-1-----3---------------------o|| | |
92 | A||------4-2---2-1-----3--------------------------------|| | |
93 | E||--2-1-----3------------------------------------------|| | |
94 | ||
95 | and vary the rhythm (quintuplets, so every note is the same length; first three notes faster as 16th triplets and the other two as regular sixteenths; etc etc). | |
96 | ||
97 | You can also add position shifts on string changes if you want, either up or down. E.g. the previous exercise could become something like: | |
98 | ||
99 | e||---------------------------------------------1210----|| | |
100 | b||-----------------------------------10-8--10-9----11--|| | |
101 | g||o-------------------------8-6---8-7-----9-----------o|| | |
102 | d||o---------------6-4---6-5-----7---------------------o|| | |
103 | A||------4-2---4-3-----5--------------------------------|| | |
104 | E||--2-1-----3------------------------------------------|| | |
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106 | String skipping can be worked into these as well. |