The Slide Finger
Another technique that can be used to make some chord changes easier is called the slide finger. For example, when changing from D7 to G in the following exercise, do not lift your third finger off the string, but slide it up to the third fret. Only touch the string very lightly as you do this. When changing from G to D7, slide your third finger down to the second fret.
In the following example, use pivot fingers between all chord changes and the slide finger when changing from D7 back to G.
The following progression is a turnaround in the key of G major, so play all F notes as F# as indicated by the key signature.
Fingerpicking Pattern 2
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2- Clawhammer With Pinch
3- Clawhammer
4- Fingerpicking Patterns in <span class="symbolA">)</span> Time
5- Fingerpicking Pattern 5
6- Playing Notes Together
7- Fingerpicking Patterns in <span class="symbolA">^</span> Time
8- The Hammer-on
9- Fingerpicking Pattern 2
10- Six String Clawhammer
11- Classical Guitar Style
12- Picking the Strings
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15- Notes on the Guitar Fretboard
16- Chord Chart
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18- INTRODUCTION
19- More titles by LearnToPlayMusic.com
20- Twelve Bar Blues Progression
21- The Pull-off
22- The Chromatic Scale
23- The Capo
24- The Slide Finger
25- Approach to Practice
26- Fingerpicking Pattern 1
27- Two Bar Clawhammer Pattern
28- The Pivot
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30- How to Read Sheet Music
31- Eight Bar Blues Progression
32- Constant Bass Line
33- Easy Chord Table
34- Classical Guitar (Nylon Strings)
35- Alternating Bass Notes
36- The Slide
37- How to Transpose
38- Steel String Acoustic
39- Fingerpicking Accompaniment
40- Strings
41- Electronic Tuner
42- Tuning Your Guitar
43- How to Read Music
44- Practice Position