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Hi everyone,
I'm an beginner guitarist who is learning to play jazz guitar. In this moment, I'm studying with the third book of Jody Fisher (Mastering Chord/melody) and I'm wondering if there are any kinds of exercises to play with the five fingers of the right hand. Many of the exercises of this method require to play five notes at the same with the right hand.
I'm having some problems to play with my thumb, index, middle, ring and pinky fingers at the same time and I don't know how to practice this technique.
I'll appreciate your help and advice to overcome this challenge.
P.D: Sorry for my English. It isn't my native language.
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05-10-2019 11:23 PM
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Never heard of that! Unless it's a flamenco technique. I'd strum. Try it, it works!
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I am working on that 5-finger chord technique as well, it's a bear. Try this: start with thumb and index together, make a C chord, play on the 5th and 4th strings slowly and evenly with a metronome, say 8 beats, then add middle to those, same routine, add ring finger, then add little finger. You will have to have your right hand at an angle that allows the little finger to reach the 1st string, and you may need to grow the nail out a bit to get a sound. After doing the exercise for a few minutes, reverse it: p-c, p-ca, p-cam, p-cami (p=thumb, I=index, m=middle, a- angular or ring, c=little or chico). this will take you some weeks to get down. The alternative is to strum bottom two notes with thumb and pluck 3 notes with i-m-a or m-a-c.
In addition, try playing arpeggios on 5 strings with 5 fingers: use a chord progression like C-E7-Am-G7, and play p-i-m-a-c-a-m-i slowly in even 1/8 notes with metronome. This will take some time, but will be a worthwhile investment in a more efficient technique. In fact, start with the arpeggios and then do the chord-building, the arps will warm you up.
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
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Originally Posted by ronjazz
Thanks!!!!
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Andy Brown suggests ‘rolling’ the right hand to bring the pinky finger to bear more easily. Of course this means you will get a more arpeggiated sound rather than all the notes sounding at once.
I’ve tried it a bit but I need to grow the nail because it sounds weaker than my other RH fingers.
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Originally Posted by cachalote
I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner anyway, there's much more important things to spend time on.
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
Thanks!!!!
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Originally Posted by cachalote
Now hybrid picking is great, I use it a lot myself. It took me a while to learn how to go back and forth between strumming and hybrid picking, but it's really a useful technique. Sometimes I use it by itself, especially for bossa rhythm.
You're on the right track!
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Originally Posted by ronjazz
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
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