The Open Strings T T i M R P Pp P i am @ le = = = = = o = S = E A D G B E © ® ® @ @ © Bass strings Treble strings The Right Hand- e Right Hani Flay the above open strings with the appropriate RH fingers—ensuring that the RH positionis correct. Tp Thumb 1 7 Index Mom Middle R a Ring Exercises- Ex-1 Abways alternate the RH fingers when playing the same string. (Open strings) (Open st imimimim imim Exile strings) imimimimi Ex2 (Open strings) pima pima pima ete Z ‘Make permutations and combinations of the above --for e.g— Dama pma i ete wseappropriatefingere z 3 (Open strings) Ex3 4 4 aI nl nl 1 1 41 ret erie prt err The above exercise involves playing notes together and letting the bass notes ring. Generally --notes with stems up are played with the fingers and those with stems dewn are played with the thumb. mop FOF The above exercise has one closed note -A = Ex5 Fr FR F The ahove exercise has wn closednotes~C(@R= and D — ll Ex6. The key of G (Em) Since the above exercise in the key of G -- all Fnotes are sharped. Therefore, the third measure has an F# as well as the seventh measure. These F# notes are played on the 2nd fret of the Ist string. The third and seventh measure also has a B bass note --which is closed. Ex-7 treet TTT Ex8 using 8th notes (quavers). rT Prep Tr! Pf Rr In this exercise (Ex-8), we have quavers as well as a G# note = which is played on the sixth string 4th fret. iF