How to Make Your Fingers Their Best for Guitar
Warm up your hands., Use warm up exercises on the fretboard., After you have done these steps and your playing at a gig, use gloves to get you there to keep your hands warm.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Warm up your hands.
Do not soak them in warm water, as the callouses on your hands will be weakened by it, and your fingers will sting.
Try instead holding a cup of hot coffee, tea, or using a hand warmer, or just sitting on top of them for a few minutes, if you can't find anything else. -
Step 2: Use warm up exercises on the fretboard.
A good one for alternate picking is 1-2-3-4 ascending and 4321 descending, 5-7 ascending and 7-5 descending and moving those around.
This will increase your dexterity over time and is particularly helpful with shredding. , -
Step 3: After you have done these steps and your playing at a gig
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Step 4: use gloves to get you there to keep your hands warm.
Detailed Guide
Do not soak them in warm water, as the callouses on your hands will be weakened by it, and your fingers will sting.
Try instead holding a cup of hot coffee, tea, or using a hand warmer, or just sitting on top of them for a few minutes, if you can't find anything else.
A good one for alternate picking is 1-2-3-4 ascending and 4321 descending, 5-7 ascending and 7-5 descending and moving those around.
This will increase your dexterity over time and is particularly helpful with shredding. ,
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