This exercise will help you build dexterity in your fretting hand. Do each of these on every string.
1-2-3-4
1-2-4-3
1-3-2-4
1-3-4-2
1-4-2-3
1-4-3-2
2-3-4-1
2-4-3-1
2-4-1-3
2-1-3-4
2-3-1-4
2-1-4-3
3-4-1-2
3-1-2-4
3-2-4-1
3-4-2-1
3-1-4-2
3-2-1-4
4-1-2-3
4-3-1-2
4-1-3-2
4-2-1-3
4-2-3-1
4-3-2-1
Harmonic Minor Scale 4 Notes Per StringStart on the First Fret and move up until you run out of fretsE------------------------------------------------12-13-16-17--B-------------------------------------9-11-13-15--------------G---------------------------7-9-10-12-------------------------D------------------5-6-8-10-----------------------------------A----------3-5-7-8--------------------------------------------E--1-3-4-6----------------------------------------------------E--17-16-13-12------------------------------------------------B--------------15-13-11-9-------------------------------------G-------------------------12-10-9-7---------------------------D-----------------------------------10-8-6-5------------------A--------------------------------------------8-7-5-3----------E----------------------------------------------------6-4-3-1--Start on the First Fret and move up until you run
Chromatic exercises for your fingers in position 1. Down Each String Down Each String – String Skipping Up and Down Each String – String Skipping Up and Down Each String
Alternating Ascending and Descending String Skipping Alternating Ascending and Descending Two Note String Skipping Down by Fifths Down by Fourths Down by Groupings of 2 Down by Groupings of 3