Chords for Pete Huttlinger Acoustic Guitar Lesson - Tip to Develop Fret Hand Control | ELIXIR Strings
Tempo:
102.75 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Bb
C
Gb
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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So this exercise is one I learned back when I was in college.
It's a great exercise for controlling your left hand fingers.
A lot of guitar players have no control over their pinky.
You'll see a lot of country pickers and blues pickers,
and their pinky never gets anywhere near the neck of the guitar.
But what I'm going to show you is this exercise.
This is one that you do, it doesn't take a lot of concentration.
You can do this while you're watching TV.
I spent many years watching tennis matches and doing this exercise.
But you can choose whatever show works for you.
[C] Here's what you do.
You [Fm] play [Gb] [Gm] the [Abm] first four frets on the first string,
and [Db] leave each finger down.
Then you [C] lift only the finger you need when you go to the next string.
So [Db] that one, [D] that one, that [Eb] one, that [Ab] one.
[A] [Bb]
[B] [E] It's [F] all about controlling [Gb] the left hand [Bb] fingers.
[Bm] It's [C] not about speed.
[Db] Not yet, anyway.
[F]
[Gb] [G] [Ab] [G] Then you go up to the next fret.
[A] [D] [C] But you [G] don't lift the finger until you [Am] [Eb] absolutely have to lift the finger.
[A] [Bb]
[E] [Bb] [B] [Db] [Gb] [Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [C] I used to do this in front of a mirror.
So I could just see my left hand,
just to make sure that my left hand was in really good position
and had a good sense of [E] form, too.
[A] It's one of the ones that I did a lot when [E] I was getting over the stroke.
I would do this a lot because I couldn't figure out how to do an upstroke.
I just had to rewire the synapses.
So I would [Fm] do this, and then nothing would happen.
I'd try [Gm] to go up, nothing would happen.
[Am] But I did it over and over and over again.
[Db] [Eb] I suggest that if you want to [Bb] get a little service about the guitar,
try this exercise.
It'll be really good for you.
It's a great exercise for controlling your left hand fingers.
A lot of guitar players have no control over their pinky.
You'll see a lot of country pickers and blues pickers,
and their pinky never gets anywhere near the neck of the guitar.
But what I'm going to show you is this exercise.
This is one that you do, it doesn't take a lot of concentration.
You can do this while you're watching TV.
I spent many years watching tennis matches and doing this exercise.
But you can choose whatever show works for you.
[C] Here's what you do.
You [Fm] play [Gb] [Gm] the [Abm] first four frets on the first string,
and [Db] leave each finger down.
Then you [C] lift only the finger you need when you go to the next string.
So [Db] that one, [D] that one, that [Eb] one, that [Ab] one.
[A] [Bb]
[B] [E] It's [F] all about controlling [Gb] the left hand [Bb] fingers.
[Bm] It's [C] not about speed.
[Db] Not yet, anyway.
[F]
[Gb] [G] [Ab] [G] Then you go up to the next fret.
[A] [D] [C] But you [G] don't lift the finger until you [Am] [Eb] absolutely have to lift the finger.
[A] [Bb]
[E] [Bb] [B] [Db] [Gb] [Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [C] I used to do this in front of a mirror.
So I could just see my left hand,
just to make sure that my left hand was in really good position
and had a good sense of [E] form, too.
[A] It's one of the ones that I did a lot when [E] I was getting over the stroke.
I would do this a lot because I couldn't figure out how to do an upstroke.
I just had to rewire the synapses.
So I would [Fm] do this, and then nothing would happen.
I'd try [Gm] to go up, nothing would happen.
[Am] But I did it over and over and over again.
[Db] [Eb] I suggest that if you want to [Bb] get a little service about the guitar,
try this exercise.
It'll be really good for you.
Key:
Db
Bb
C
Gb
Eb
Db
Bb
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So this exercise is one I learned back when I was in college.
It's a great exercise _ for controlling your left hand fingers.
A lot of guitar players have no control over their pinky.
You'll see a lot of country pickers and blues pickers,
and their pinky never gets anywhere near the neck of the guitar.
_ But what I'm going to show you is this exercise.
This is one that you do, it doesn't take a lot of concentration.
You can do this while you're watching TV.
I spent many years watching tennis matches and doing this exercise.
But you can choose whatever show works for you.
_ [C] Here's what you do.
You [Fm] play [Gb] [Gm] the [Abm] first four frets on the first string,
and [Db] leave each finger down.
Then you [C] lift only the finger you need when you go to the next string.
_ So [Db] that one, [D] that one, that [Eb] one, that [Ab] one.
_ [A] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] It's [F] all about controlling [Gb] the left hand [Bb] fingers.
[Bm] It's [C] not about speed.
[Db] Not yet, anyway.
[F] _
[Gb] _ [G] _ _ [Ab] [G] Then you go up to the next fret. _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] But you [G] don't lift the finger until you [Am] _ [Eb] absolutely have to lift the finger.
[A] _ [Bb] _ _
[E] _ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ [Db] _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ [Db] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] [C] I used to do this in front of a mirror.
So I could just see my left hand,
just to make sure that my left hand was in really good position
and had a good sense of [E] form, too. _ _ _
_ [A] _ It's one of the ones that I did a lot when _ [E] I was getting over the stroke.
I would do this a lot because I couldn't figure out how to do an upstroke.
I just had to rewire the synapses.
_ So I would [Fm] do this, and then nothing would happen.
I'd try [Gm] to go up, nothing would happen.
_ _ [Am] But I did it over and over and over again.
_ _ _ [Db] [Eb] I suggest that if you want to [Bb] get a little service about the guitar,
try this exercise.
It'll be really good for you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ So this exercise is one I learned back when I was in college.
It's a great exercise _ for controlling your left hand fingers.
A lot of guitar players have no control over their pinky.
You'll see a lot of country pickers and blues pickers,
and their pinky never gets anywhere near the neck of the guitar.
_ But what I'm going to show you is this exercise.
This is one that you do, it doesn't take a lot of concentration.
You can do this while you're watching TV.
I spent many years watching tennis matches and doing this exercise.
But you can choose whatever show works for you.
_ [C] Here's what you do.
You [Fm] play [Gb] [Gm] the [Abm] first four frets on the first string,
and [Db] leave each finger down.
Then you [C] lift only the finger you need when you go to the next string.
_ So [Db] that one, [D] that one, that [Eb] one, that [Ab] one.
_ [A] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] It's [F] all about controlling [Gb] the left hand [Bb] fingers.
[Bm] It's [C] not about speed.
[Db] Not yet, anyway.
[F] _
[Gb] _ [G] _ _ [Ab] [G] Then you go up to the next fret. _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] But you [G] don't lift the finger until you [Am] _ [Eb] absolutely have to lift the finger.
[A] _ [Bb] _ _
[E] _ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ [Db] _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ [Db] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] [C] I used to do this in front of a mirror.
So I could just see my left hand,
just to make sure that my left hand was in really good position
and had a good sense of [E] form, too. _ _ _
_ [A] _ It's one of the ones that I did a lot when _ [E] I was getting over the stroke.
I would do this a lot because I couldn't figure out how to do an upstroke.
I just had to rewire the synapses.
_ So I would [Fm] do this, and then nothing would happen.
I'd try [Gm] to go up, nothing would happen.
_ _ [Am] But I did it over and over and over again.
_ _ _ [Db] [Eb] I suggest that if you want to [Bb] get a little service about the guitar,
try this exercise.
It'll be really good for you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _