Back again like a cheap tabloid headline.
On this occasion however there will be some practical advice.
After being unable to play properly for a while due to a finger injury sustained while dicking about - actually it was while doing some improvised comedy - the time has come to build up super finger power again.
How is this done?
It is achieved by using a combination of a warm-up technique from an old blues guitarist in a jazz book*, workouts from the book Basic Guitar Workout, and playing scales.
Of course you'll need to gently wiggle your fingers and waggle your hands first for about a minute or so to warm them up.
The blues guitarist warmup is very simple and uses all four fingers each one fret apart on a string and moving across the strings. The first index finger is 1 and the little finger is 4, and play this sequence slowly:
6th string - 1, 2, 3, 4
5th string - 1, 2, 4, 3
4th string - 1, 3, 2, 4
3rd string - 1, 3, 4, 2
2nd string - 1, 4, 2, 3
1st string - 1, 4, 3, 2
And then play the same sequence but now going back down from the 6th string to the 1st string. Slowly.
This can be varied by putting stretches across frets in between different fingers and moving up and down the neck. Put a fret gap between 1st and 2nd or 2nd and 3rd etc.
In no time at all you'll have carpal tunnel syndrome and RSI from over doing it.
Good luck.
*Stop sniggering, I said jazz book.
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