Tip from the Swarathma Axeman- Varun Murali
This is one of the few exercises i use to warm up my fingers before getting on stage, or before my practice sessions with the band or before starting my daily routine
e — 1 4 2 3————————————————
b ———- 1 2 4 —————————————–
g —————— 1 2 3 4 ——————————-
d —————————- 1 3 4 ———————–
a ————————————- 1 3 2 4 ————
e ———————————————– 1 3 5 —-
This is a very simple exercise which helped me develop better control over my right hand as I am playing different patterns on every string and also the picking would differ as you move from Chromatic to triplets. In order to make the exercise more interesting, play this with a metronome or by tapping your foot and experiment by playing on different counts like quarter/eighth/sixteenth notes per count.
Remember to go as slow as possible to achieve good clarity and do not hurry up!
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