Finger Agility

Working your Fingers!

Getting your fingers to do what your brain wants is sometimes a tough part of learning guitar. Today, we're going to train our fingers to move the correct way.

Watch this video and work on this finger agility exercise:

Place fingers on the smallest string
Using frets 1, 2, 3, and 4, place one finger down at a time and pluck the string
Do this back and forth slowly with proper finger placement

Placing your fingers

Make sure to keep your finger in a straight line. The bottom picture here shows you what your fingers should look like from your playing position.

A few reminders:

Keep your thumb on the back of the guitar neck
Keep your wrist neutral
Keep your fingers curved
Press the strings with the tip of your fingers

We Will Rock You:

Work on this song for your second pick if you've already finished Mary Had a Little Lamb.