consider the following tab in A major for a normally tuned 6 string guitar
--x--x--x--x--x--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---
--x--x--x--x--x--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---
-1a-1a-2a-2a-4a-4a--6a--6a--7a--7a--9a--9a-11a-11a---
--x-4c--x-6c--x-7c---x--9c---x-11c---x-12c---x-14c---
--x-2b--x-4b--x-5b---x--7b---x--9b---x-11b---x-12b---
-5d-5d-7d-7d-9d-9d-10d-10d-12d-12d-14d-14d-16d-16d---
you'll notice the tab looks unusual in that it has a letter following each number
the letters are used to show which finger should be used for each note ( "a" - first , "b" - second , etc )
this is an interesting chord progression through the various modes
the progression actually consists of 7 groups of two chords, one group for each mode
the first chord in each group is fingered without using the second and third fingers
in the second chord in each group the unused fingers are used to mutate the original chord
the drill is designed to develop scale knowledge for using open strings in chording
and to develop the skill in using unused fingers in chords to create transitional chords
there are many different alternatives for fingering order in this exercise
practice your string bending during this exercise and remember to integrate in your tapping hand
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