What is the easiest string to play 4th finger on?
Henry asked this a recent office hours session.
- It’s easiest to play 4th finger on E string.
- There is less of a reach. Also, it’s the thinnest string, so less energy is needed to press the finger down.
- Once you can easily play 4th finger on E string, do all the same exercises and tunes using 4th finger on the A string. In the same way, when you master 4th finger on A do it on D and then G strings.
- Make up simple exercises which allow you to practice 4th on each string.
- E3-3-4-4 | A3-3-4-4 | D3-3-4-4 | G3-3-4-4
- E4-3-2-4 | A4-3-2-4 | D4-3-2-4 | G4-3-2-4
Further learning
This micro-lesson is an excerpt from an office hours webinar I gave on September 16, 2020. View the entire live-stream with indexed questions here.
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