Aerospace274
Scotty G!
Hey, got another question for you guys!
Is it normal for it to be a little more difficult ascending the chromatic scale than descending? I've been playing for like 3 years now and for some reason that's always been more difficult than going down the chromatic scale. I can do 1 2 4 and 1 3 4 and even 1 3 5 patterns with no problem but 1 2 3 4 always is more difficult for me than say 4 3 2 1. Why is that? Should I just practice it up until they're both about the same at my warmup tempo and beyond? Or is it a problem a lot of people have? Any feedback would be awesome!
EDIT: I seem to have discovered the cause, so I guess I have a different question. How can I stop my pinky from going so far away from the fretboard? I watched my chromatics slower and I noticed that while fingers 1 2 and 3 stay relatively close to the fretboard, my pinky is like an inch and a half away from the fretboard(and string) and I think that's what's slowing down my chromatics. Any ideas on how I could fix that? Is it just a finger independence thing I could work on or do I need to adjust my technique or something? Thanks!
Is it normal for it to be a little more difficult ascending the chromatic scale than descending? I've been playing for like 3 years now and for some reason that's always been more difficult than going down the chromatic scale. I can do 1 2 4 and 1 3 4 and even 1 3 5 patterns with no problem but 1 2 3 4 always is more difficult for me than say 4 3 2 1. Why is that? Should I just practice it up until they're both about the same at my warmup tempo and beyond? Or is it a problem a lot of people have? Any feedback would be awesome!
EDIT: I seem to have discovered the cause, so I guess I have a different question. How can I stop my pinky from going so far away from the fretboard? I watched my chromatics slower and I noticed that while fingers 1 2 and 3 stay relatively close to the fretboard, my pinky is like an inch and a half away from the fretboard(and string) and I think that's what's slowing down my chromatics. Any ideas on how I could fix that? Is it just a finger independence thing I could work on or do I need to adjust my technique or something? Thanks!