All examples below are using a G chord. Use a metronome. Focus on thumb independence. These exercises focus on pinches with thumb and middle finger. I suggest you also try them with thumb and ring finger.

     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-------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
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             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----------
G------------------------------------------------------------
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             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-------
G------------------------------------------------------------
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             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----
G------------------------------------------------------------
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             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-------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
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             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----------
G------------------------------------------------------------
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             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-------
G------------------------------------------------------------
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             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----
G------------------------------------------------------------
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     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------------------------------------------------------------
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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