46th Guitar Snake River Rapids Exercises: Ring, Index, Pinky, Pinky in 4s

Note: If at any time you are experiencing pain during the playing of this exercise or any other exercise I give, then stop immediately! Please! It doesn’t help me as a teacher to gain students with tendonitis, or other guitar injuries. Note2: Palm muting refers to muting the actual string that you are playing, and all the other strings. Note3: Without palm muting refers to not muting the string your are playing, while you are playing it, but then muting it after each note, while muting all the other strings. Note4: Down strokes refers to playing a string only with a downward motion of the pick. Thus, the pick starts high hits the string and bounces off, and instead of picking the note with an upstroke of the pick on the rebound, return to a position with the pick above the string before making another down stroke. This is a style of play Metallica commonly uses. Generally, a down stroke sounds heavier than an upward stroke, such that using all downward strokes makes for a heavier sound. Note5: Alternating strokes refers to picking with upward strokes and downward strokes. The purpose of alternating strokes is usually to gain speed while picking. 46:1 The first set of exercises I gave was primarily so that one doesn’t injure their fretting hand by stretch too much. Next, I increased the “jiggas,” giving a picking hand work out. The lesson-blogs from 40 to 63 will be on strengthening speed and finger motility. 46:2 The exercises in this blog will involve the index finger, the ring finger, the pinky finger and the pinky finger. Unlike earlier exercises, it will go below the 5th fret. 46:3 On string 6, at the 12th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 14th fret w/ring finger, 12th fret with your index finger, 15th fret with your pinky finger, and 15th fret with your pinky finger. 46:4 On string 6, at the 11th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 13th fret w/ring finger, 11th fret with your index finger, 14th fret with your pinky finger, and 14th fret with your pinky finger. 46:5 On string 6, at the 10th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 12 fret w/ ring finger, 10th fret with your index finger, 13th fret with your pinky finger, and 13th fret with your pinky finger. 46:6 On string 6, at the 9th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 11th fret w/ring finger, 9th fret with your index finger, 12th fret with your pinky finger, and 12th fret again with your pinky finger. 46:7 On string 6, at the 8th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 10th fret w/ ring finger, 8th fret with your index finger, 11th fret with your pinky finger, and 11th fret again with your pinky finger. 46:8 On string 6, at the 7th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 9th fret w/ ring finger, 7th fret with your index finger, and 10th fret with your pinky finger, and 10th fret with your pinky finger. 46:9 On string 6, at the 6th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 8th fret w/ ring finger, 6th fret with your index finger, and 9th fret with your pinky finger, 9th fret with your pinky finger. 46:10 On string 6, at the 5th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 7th fret w/ ring finger, 5th fret with your index finger, 8th fret w/pinky finger, and 8th fret with your pinky finger. 46:11 On string 6, at the 4th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 6th fret w/ ring finger, 4th fret with your index finger, and 7th fret with your pinky finger, and 7th fret with your pinky finger. 46:12 On string 6, at the 3rd fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 5th fret w/ ring finger, 3rd fret with your index finger, and 6th fret with your pinky finger, 6th fret with your pinky finger. 46:13 On string 6, at the 2nd fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 4th fret w/ ring finger, 2nd fret with your index finger, and 5th fret with your pinky finger, 5th fret with your pinky finger. 46:14 On string 6, at the 1st fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 3rd fret w/ ring finger, 1st fret with your index finger, and 4th fret with your pinky finger, 4th fret with your pinky finger. 46:15 On string 6, at the 2nd fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 4th fret w/ ring finger, 2nd fret with your index finger, and 5th fret with your pinky finger, 5th with your pinky finger. 46:16 On string 6, at the 3rd fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 5th fret w/ ring finger, 3rd fret with your index finger, and 6th fret with your pinky finger, 6th with your pinky finger. 46:17 On string 6, at the 4th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 6th fret w/ ring finger, 4th fret with your index finger, 7th with your pinky finger and8 7th fret with your pinky finger. 46:18 On string 6, at the 5th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 7th fret w/ ring finger, 5th with your index finger, 8th fret with your pinky finger, and 8th fret with your pinky finger. 46:19 On string 6, at the 6th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 8th fret w/ ring finger, 6th fret with your index finger, 9th fret with your pinky finger and 9th fret with your pinky finger. 46:21 On string 6, at the 7th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 9th fret w/ ring finger, 7th fret with your index finger, 10th with your pinky finger and 10th fret with your pinky finger. 46:21 On string 6, at the 8th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 10th fret w/ ring finger, 8th fret with your index finger, 11th with your pinky finger and 11th fret with your pinky finger. 46:22 On string 6, at the 9th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 11th fret w/ ring finger, 9th with your index finger, 12th fret with your pinky finger, and 12th fret with your pinky finger. 46:23 On string 6, at the 10th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 12th fret w/ ring finger, 10th fret with your index finger, 13th with your pinky finger, and 13th fret with your pinky finger. 46:24 On string 6, at the 11th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 13th fret w/ ring finger, 11th fret with your index finger, 14th with your pinky finger, and 14th fret with your pinky finger. 46:25 On string 6, at the 12th fret, play the following pattern using all down strokes: 14th fret w/ ring finger, 12th fret with your index finger, 15th with your pinky finger and 15th fret with your pinky finger. 46:27 Repeat exercises 46:3 – 46:25 on the string 5. 46:27 Repeat exercises 46:3 – 46:25 on the string 4. 46:28 Repeat exercises 46:3 – 46:25 on the string 3. 46:29 Repeat exercises 46:3 – 46:25 on the string 2. 46:30 Repeat exercises 46:3 – 46:25 on the string 1. 46:31 Repeat exercises 46:3 – 46:30 using alternating strokes (up and down) instead of just down strokes. 46:32 Repeat 46:3 – 46:30 without palm muting w/down strokes. 46:33 Repeat 46:3 – 46:30 w/palm muting and w/down strokes. 46:34 Repeat 46:3 – 46:30 w/alternating strokes, w/palm muting. 46:35 If it feels comfortable, this pattern can be played at higher frets than the ones listed. For example, on string 6, at the 13th fret, play the following: 15th fret w/ring finger, 13th fret with your index finger, 16th fret w/your pinky finger, and 16th fret w/pinky finger. Repeat this pattern 4x counting to 4 each time the pattern is repeated. 46:36 Follow the pattern in 46:3 - 46:34 as far up the frets is as still easy or playable on your guitar. 46:37 Then, feel free to work your way back to the 12th fret using the same pattern. Possibly consider moving the pattern down the fret in whole steps. For example, start at the pattern at the 19th fret, then the 17th fret, then the 15th fret, then the 13th, then the 11th fret.