this drill is important for learning to use all 4 fingers, developing hammer ons, pull offs, and scale knowledge
consider the following tab in G major with standard 6 string guitar tuning
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-------------12-14-16-17-------------------------17-16-14-12-------------------------------------
-------------------------12-14-15-17-------------------------------------------------------------
-12-14-15-17-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
drills such as this should be done in every conceivable position to learn the scale and techniques
also it is a good idea to learn these drills in non-linear sequence as in the following tab
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-------------12-16-14-17-------------------------17-14-16-12-------------------------------------
-------------------------12-15-14-17-------------------------------------------------------------
-12-15-14-17-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
there are many different alternatives for fingering order in this exercise
theLeft Hand Sequence Diagram in Doc's Drills will help you with this dilemna
practice your string bending during this exercise and remember to integrate in your tapping hand
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