finger independence

[buffjam9011]

well crappy title, i'm not real sure what to call it... but i've noticed when watching pretty much any professional musician they have pretty good independence between the ring and pinky finger on their fretting hand... i don't really know if this affect the playability, but i definitely lack this. whenever i play a chord where my pinky is used but ring finger is not my ring finger is still bent, if that makes sense. any exercises to work on this?

[sfmartins]

I think that comes from the fact that the pinky is seldom used, so it does not develop so much as the others...

What I try to do is to practice the things that I usually do with my pointer and middle fingers with my ring and pinky.

For me it works, although I've not played much lately...

[p1trick_82]

my guitar teacher could hammer on with his pinky & ring faster than I could with my index and ring...it just takes years of practice

try doing some hammer ons with only your ring and pinky...your fingers will get tired fast but that's a good way to start

[taparoo]

try doing some hammer ons with only your ring and pinky...your fingers will get tired fast but that's a good way to start

That has helped me out so much. I started doing that and within a few months I was able to use my pinky so much more. Do hammer-on exercises using your index-to-pinky, middle-to-pinky, and your ring finger-to-pinky.
a good exercise is hammering on from "" finger-to- pinky up and down the fretboard on each string. And don't forget to practice with a metronome!

[Nuladion]

try learning sugar will

[a1075dd63aa12]

judging from the title i thought this had a good chance of being a bot.

[Blake]

judging from the title i thought this had a good chance of being a bot.

DJ that shit!