stretching across fret board

Discussion in 'Beginner's Q&A Forum' started by unknownvirus, Sep 29, 2005.

  1. unknownvirus

    unknownvirus New Member

    im a beginner...im having a hard time stretching my fingers far enough across to play some tabs

    (example the chorus jal - addat)

    is it just my fingers..or is stretching across 2 frets hard for other people too?
     
  2. bjr

    bjr Lady of the Evening

    It happens to everyone.
     
  3. unknownvirus

    unknownvirus New Member

    excercises or anything i can do to stretch this all out

    i noticed my fingers are maybe too curled
    but im trying to correct it
    just cant hold it that long
     
  4. rocking_devil

    rocking_devil Banned

    learning f chord is a major problem to all bigginers once u get used to playing that chord and using it in progressions ,,, u easily devolop the ability to to do chord progressions!
     
  5. bjr

    bjr Lady of the Evening

    It will take time, rest assured. We all go through phases where we think our fingers are going to walk out on us

    Try practicing the major scale in this fashion...my guitar teacher calls it the stretch scale since it stretches your fingers. This exercise is good for finger stretching as well as fast, speedy runs across the fretboard:





    Code:
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------5(1)--7(3)--8(4)-
    ----------------------------------------------------5(1)--6(2)--8(4)---------------------
    -----------------------------------4(1)-5(2)-7(4)----------------------------------------
    ------------------3(1)-5(2)-7(4)---------------------------------------------------------
    -3(1)-5(2)-7(4)--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
  6. unknownvirus

    unknownvirus New Member

    sounds good
    but can u explain how to use it?
    what are the numbers in the ()
     
  7. dharmatma

    dharmatma Banned

    the number in the bracket is suggested fingers for u to use.
     
  8. bjr

    bjr Lady of the Evening

    yes, its what Dharmatma said...I meant to edit that in and forgot.
     

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