All examples below are using a G chord. Use a metronome. Focus on thumb independence. These exercises focus on pinches with thumb, index and middle fingers.


     m     i       m     i       m     i       m     i
     p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p 
E------------------------------------------------------------
B----3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------
G----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
        m  i          m  i          m  i          m  i
     p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p 
E------------------------------------------------------------
B-------3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------
G----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
     i     m       i     m       i     m       i     m
     p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p 
E------------------------------------------------------------
B----------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------
G----0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
        i     m       i     m       i     m       i     m
     p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p 
E------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3----
G-------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
     m        i    m        i    m        i    m        i
     p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p 
E------------------------------------------------------------
B----3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------
G-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----
D------------------------------------------------------------
A-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2----
E----3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
        m  i          m  i          m  i          m  i
     p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p 
E------------------------------------------------------------
B-------3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------
G----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2----
E----3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
     i     m       i     m       i     m       i     m
     p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p 
E------------------------------------------------------------
B----------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------
G----0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2----
E----3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
     i        m    i        m    i        m    i        m
     p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p 
E------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3----
G----0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2----
E----3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
     i             i             i             i              
     m     m       m     m       m     m       m     m
     p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p 
E------------------------------------------------------------
B----3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------
G----0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2----
E----3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4

All examples below are using a G chord. Use a metronome. Focus on thumb independence. These exercises focus on pinches with thumb, index and middle fingers.

     i             i             i             i     
     p  p  m  a    p  p  m  a    p  p  m  a    p  p  m  a  
E-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3----
B----------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------
G----0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E----3--3----------3--3----------3--3----------3--3----------
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
     i  m  a  m    i  m  a  m    i  m  a  m    i  m  a  m
     p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p 
E----------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------
B-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3----
G----0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
     p  i  m  a    p  i  m  a    p  i  m  a    p  i  m  a 
E-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------3----
B----------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------
G-------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E----3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
     p  a  m  i    p  a  m  i    p  a  m  i    p  a  m  i 
E-------3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------
B----------3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------
G-------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E----3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
     m  a  i       m  a  i       m  a  i       m  a  i
     p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p 
E-------3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------
B----3-------------3-------------3-------------3-------------
G----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0----
D------------------------------------------------------------
A-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2----
E----3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4

     a  m  i  a    a  m  i  a    a  m  i  a    a  m  i  a
     p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p    p  p  p  p 
E----3--------3----3--------3----3--------3----3--------3----
B-------3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------
G----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2-------2-----2----
E----3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------3-----3-------
     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
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