Today we’re going to look at the ultimate finger exercise for bass guitar. This exercise is easy to learn and will develop all the fingers of the left hand (fretting hand). You’ll also be able to work on your picking technique across strings, muting, your fretting hand technique, your stamina and strength. I guarantee that you will see results in your fretting hand after only a few days!
Finger Strengthening Exercises
The exercises in this lesson are designed to strengthen the muscles in your left hand by isolating every possible two-finger permutation.
For the first permutation (1st to 2nd finger), start on the 5th fret of the E string and move to the next semitone. Then, you need to repeat this on the next string and so on until you have reached the 6th fret of the G string. After this, you simply move up a fret and continue the exercise down to the E string again. You can continue this pattern all the way up the fretboard.
Tips:
- Start slow
- Gradually begin to build up speed when the exercise starts to feel easy
- Focus on getting a full, warm sound out of every note
- Play every note for its full duration
- Use alternate picking on the right hand
Exercise 1: As written picking every note
Exercise 2: Same as Ex 1 but using hammer-ons
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