GUITAR LESSON - FINGER INDEPENDENCE EXERCISES The following exercises are for developing finger independence. Once you've fretted a note, keep your finger(s) there until the end of each measure. In other words, don't lift any of your fingers once you've fretted a note (until you complete the measure).

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Ex. 1

1---------|---------|-------6-|
2---------|-------6-|---7-----|
3-------6-|---7-----|-----8---|
4---7-----|-----8---|-5-------|
5-----8---|-5-------|---------|
6-5-------|---------|---------|

Ex. 2

1---------|---------|-------7-|
2---------|-------7-|-----8---|
3-------7-|-----8---|---5-----|
4-----8---|---5-----|-6-------|
5---5-----|-6-------|---------|
6-6-------|---------|---------|

Ex. 3

1---------|---------|-------6-|
2---------|-------6-|---5-----|
3-------6-|---5-----|-----8---|
4---5-----|-----8---|-7-------|
5-----8---|-7-------|---------|
6-7-------|---------|---------|

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Published on November 20, 2007