Guitar Techniques

FRETTING-HAND INDEPENDENCE

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Guitarists often stick to tried-and-tested scale shapes, finger positions and licks, built upon years of muscle memory and repetition. This can yield gratifying results, but in order to build upon one’s musicianship it’s good to move away from these positions and try something new. Not only will this enhance your technique and fretting-hand independence, it will also open your ears to new phrases and ideas, and breathe new life into your playing.

There are many ways of playing your scales in different ways, opposed to simply ascending

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