19 Frets
One Finger Crawl Notes
INTRODUCTION:
These one-finger crawl exercises are designed to improve fretted finger coordination, fret placement and finger placement for each finger on the fretted hand individually, while slowly introducing various common techniques used on guitar. Any number next to a note on the staff refers to finger number, not fret number. For the purpose of these exercises, the first finger (index finger) plays any note on the first fret. The second finger (middle finger) plays any note on the second fret. The third finger (ring finger) plays any note on the third fret. The fourth finger (little finger) plays any note on the fourth fret.
BAR PARAMETERS:
Bars 1 – 3: involves a plucked open string followed by a fretted note on the same string, first fret, first finger, beginning from the sixth string ascending till you reach the first string then reversing where the same fretted finger is plucked first followed by a plucked open string descending.
Bars 4 – 6: involves a plucked open string followed by a fretted note on the same string, second fret, second finger, beginning from the sixth string ascending till you reach the first string then reversing where the same fretted finger is plucked first followed by a plucked open string descending.
Bars 7 – 9: involves a plucked open string followed by a fretted note on the same string, third fret, third finger, beginning from the sixth string ascending till you reach the first string then reversing where the same fretted finger is plucked first followed by a plucked open string descending.
Bars 10 – 13: involves a plucked open string followed by a fretted note on the same string, fourth fret, fourth finger, beginning from the sixth string ascending till you reach the first string then reversing where the same fretted finger is plucked first followed by a plucked open string descending.
Bars 13 – 60: Involve the same principle as bars 1 – 13 but each finger will play in higher fret positions. Note, if the student wants to learn to read music they should take this as an opportunity to become familiar with notes on the staff in all different fret positions, keeping in mind what notes are the same across the fret board on the different strings. The student should notice that the same note is found on a neighboring string, four or five frets apart. Replicating the one finger crawl on higher fret positions is important, as the spacing between frets becomes more narrow, so fret and finger placement needs to be more accurate.
Bars 61 -72: Requires all four fretted fingers play each four frets on the same string, preceded by a plucked open string between each fretted note, ascending from the sixth string to the first, then reversing when descending from the first string back to the sixth string.
Bars 73 – 114: Indicates the different orders on how the fretted fingers are used based on how bars 61 – 72 are played both in an ascending and descending manner.
Bars 115 - 180: Exactly the same principle as everything before, except each fretted note must be played with a hammer (ascending slur) or pull off (descending slur).
One Finger Crawl Notes
INTRODUCTION:
These one-finger crawl exercises are designed to improve fretted finger coordination, fret placement and finger placement for each finger on the fretted hand individually, while slowly introducing various common techniques used on guitar. Any number next to a note on the staff refers to finger number, not fret number. For the purpose of these exercises, the first finger (index finger) plays any note on the first fret. The second finger (middle finger) plays any note on the second fret. The third finger (ring finger) plays any note on the third fret. The fourth finger (little finger) plays any note on the fourth fret.
BAR PARAMETERS:
Bars 1 – 3: involves a plucked open string followed by a fretted note on the same string, first fret, first finger, beginning from the sixth string ascending till you reach the first string then reversing where the same fretted finger is plucked first followed by a plucked open string descending.
Bars 4 – 6: involves a plucked open string followed by a fretted note on the same string, second fret, second finger, beginning from the sixth string ascending till you reach the first string then reversing where the same fretted finger is plucked first followed by a plucked open string descending.
Bars 7 – 9: involves a plucked open string followed by a fretted note on the same string, third fret, third finger, beginning from the sixth string ascending till you reach the first string then reversing where the same fretted finger is plucked first followed by a plucked open string descending.
Bars 10 – 13: involves a plucked open string followed by a fretted note on the same string, fourth fret, fourth finger, beginning from the sixth string ascending till you reach the first string then reversing where the same fretted finger is plucked first followed by a plucked open string descending.
Bars 13 – 60: Involve the same principle as bars 1 – 13 but each finger will play in higher fret positions. Note, if the student wants to learn to read music they should take this as an opportunity to become familiar with notes on the staff in all different fret positions, keeping in mind what notes are the same across the fret board on the different strings. The student should notice that the same note is found on a neighboring string, four or five frets apart. Replicating the one finger crawl on higher fret positions is important, as the spacing between frets becomes more narrow, so fret and finger placement needs to be more accurate.
Bars 61 -72: Requires all four fretted fingers play each four frets on the same string, preceded by a plucked open string between each fretted note, ascending from the sixth string to the first, then reversing when descending from the first string back to the sixth string.
Bars 73 – 114: Indicates the different orders on how the fretted fingers are used based on how bars 61 – 72 are played both in an ascending and descending manner.
Bars 115 - 180: Exactly the same principle as everything before, except each fretted note must be played with a hammer (ascending slur) or pull off (descending slur).