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Today we are going to look at a simple and effective finger stretching and flexibility exercise.
It is best to start this exercise with your fourth finger on the 12th fret.
Repeat the exercise on each fret and move it down to the first fret, or as far down the fretboard as you can.
Pick the strings in this order: 4-3-2-1-2-3-4 throughout. Remember the strings are numbered from the thinnest 1, to the thickest 6.
In this exercise, you simply stretch one finger at a time.
Notice in the final diagram shown above that you have returned to the starting shape of this exercise. Now you simply repeat the same pattern starting on the 11th fret.
Take it slowly and work on getting all of the notes clear. For more powerful guitar technique building exercises check out my course How I Got Killer Guitar Chops While I Was Still in High School: Confessions of a High School Shredder.
