Three finger drills are important in developing hammer ons, pull offs, and scale knowledge
consider the following tab in G major with standard 6 string guitar tuning
-------------------------------------------5-3-2----
-------------------------------1-3-5----------------
-------------------5-4-2-------------5-4-2----------
-------2-4-5-------------5-4-2----------------------
-------------2-3-5----------------------------------
-2-3-5----------------------------------------------
-a-b-d-a-c-d-a-b-d-d-c-a-d-c-a-a-b-d-d-c-a-d-b-a----
you'll notice the extra line below the tab with letters on it
this line is used to show which finger should be used for each note ( "a" - first , "b" - second , etc )
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
-------------------------------------------5-2-3----
-------------------------------1-5-3----------------
-------------------5-2-4-------------5-2-4----------
-------2-5-4-------------5-2-4----------------------
-------------2-5-3----------------------------------
-2-5-3----------------------------------------------
-a-d-b-a-d-c-a-d-b-d-a-c-d-a-c-a-d-b-d-a-c-d-a-b----
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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