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Left Hand - What's your pinky up to?

Hey all, I'd like to see what everyone else's left
hand technique looks like, specifically the
placement of the pinky when NOT in use. I was
looking through some gig pics, and apparently when
I'm not using my pinky (for instance, playing a
minor pentatonic scale up the neck a bit, starting
on the A string,) I have a tendency to hook my
pinky back towards my palm. Looks bad, imo, and
probably doesn't help my playing either. I've been
trying to hold it next to my ring finger while
playing, and I've been trying kind of a pseudo
upright technique, keeping four fingers within the
space of three frets. Anyone else do the same
thing? Anyone break the habit?
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Re: Left Hand - What's your pinky up to?

11/21/2009 6:05 PM

Larry Garlick (3258) wrote:

My pinky is hanging out with the other fingers waiting fot it's turn

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Re: Left Hand - What's your pinky up to?

11/21/2009 6:40 PM

David Muise (15739) wrote:

Mine appears to do the opposite & stick out. Though I wouldn't recommend my LH technique to anyone; fingers flailing around like a landed squid.



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Re: Left Hand - What's your pinky up to?

11/22/2009 7:39 PM

WAYNE ELLIOTT (21617) wrote:

"landed squid"

IS that with Rum or Tequila ?



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Re: Left Hand - What's your pinky up to?

11/23/2009 4:09 PM

David Muise (15739) wrote:

Neither actually, but I think you & I might have just invented a new shooter.



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Re: Left Hand - What's your pinky up to?

11/24/2009 2:28 PM

WAYNE ELLIOTT (21617) wrote:

I knew we would be famous
for something! lol



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Re: Left Hand - What's your pinky up to?

11/24/2009 4:31 PM

David Muise (15739) wrote:

LOL!!

Dude, you have to come up here sometime.

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Re: Left Hand - What's your pinky up to?

11/21/2009 9:31 PM

Mark Laidley (5386) wrote:

I had a bad habit of not using my pinky for a long time, and LOL Guitar Hero fixed that laziness. My pinky when being not used is curled slightly but still ready for action as needed. But after seeing your pic I did go through a few of mine and did find a few that I had the extreme curl going on... how weird.

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Re: Left Hand - What's your pinky up to?

11/21/2009 10:27 PM

Adam Copelin (12723) wrote:

Haha! That damned orange button...

I found examples! The first one is a pretty
extreme idea of what I'm talking about. I think I
was in the middle of a run...

index.cfm? fuseaction=viewImage&friendID

Here's something a little more normal...

index.cfm? fuseaction=viewImage&friendID





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Re: Left Hand - What's your pinky up to?

11/21/2009 10:39 PM

Adam Copelin (12723) wrote:

Well, I can't get any html to work, but here are the
addresses...

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?
fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=476778885&albumID=10
67832&imageID=11595646

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?
fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=476778885&albumID=10
67832&imageID=11595660



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Re: Left Hand - What's your pinky up to?

11/25/2009 5:53 AM

Peter Sillery (18984) wrote:

Hail to Guitar Hero!

D Silbag!

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