Chromatic exercises for your fingers in position 3.

Down Each String

Down Each String – String Skipping

Up and Down Each String – String Skipping

Up and Down Each String

Up Each String – String Skipping

Up Each String

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--4-3-2-1-8-7-6-5-12-11-10-9-16-15-14-13--13-14-15-16-9-10-11-12-5-6-7-8-1-2-3-4--

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--4-3-2-1-8-7-6-5-12-11-10-9-16-15-14-13--13-14-15-16-9-10-11-12-5-6-7-8-1-2-3-4--
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--4-3-2-1-8-7-6-5-12-11-10-9-16-15-14-13--13-14-15-16-9-10-11-12-5-6-7-8-1-2-3-4--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--4-3-2-1-8-7-6-5-12-11-10-9-16-15-14-13--13-14-15-16-9-10-11-12-5-6-7-8-1-2-3-4--
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--4-3-2-1-8-7-6-5-12-11-10-9-16-15-14-13--13-14-15-16-9-10-11-12-5-6-7-8-1-2-3-4--
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--4-3-2-1-8-7-6-5-12-11-10-9-16-15-14-13--13-14-15-16-9-10-11-12-5-6-7-8-1-2-3-4--B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Another Exercise

E------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------16-15-14-13--
D------------------12-11-10-9--------------
A----------8-7-6-5-------------------------
E--4-3-2-1---------------------------------

E------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------16-15-14-13--
G------------------12-11-10-9--------------
D----------8-7-6-5-------------------------
A--4-3-2-1---------------------------------
E------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------16-15-14-13--
B------------------12-11-10-9--------------
G----------8-7-6-5-------------------------
D--4-3-2-1---------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------

E--16-15-14-13-----------------------------
B--------------12-11-10-9------------------
G-------------------------8-7-6-5----------
D---------------------------------4-3-2-1--
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------
B--16-15-14-13-----------------------------
G--------------12-11-10-9------------------
D-------------------------8-7-6-5----------
A---------------------------------4-3-2-1--
E------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G--16-15-14-13-----------------------------
D--------------12-11-10-9------------------
A-------------------------8-7-6-5----------
E---------------------------------4-3-2-1--

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