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String Crossing Left Hand - Janek Gwizdala

This document contains two string crossing exercises for guitar. The first exercise involves crossing strings while maintaining the same fingering position. The second variation adds string crossings while also shifting fingering positions up and down the neck. The document notes two technical elements to be aware of when practicing these exercises. One is that playing in lower positions strains the arm and shoulder more due to the fretting hand being further from the body. The other is that higher positions have higher string action, requiring more finger effort despite the fretting hand being closer to the body.

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String Crossing Left Hand - Janek Gwizdala

This document contains two string crossing exercises for guitar. The first exercise involves crossing strings while maintaining the same fingering position. The second variation adds string crossings while also shifting fingering positions up and down the neck. The document notes two technical elements to be aware of when practicing these exercises. One is that playing in lower positions strains the arm and shoulder more due to the fretting hand being further from the body. The other is that higher positions have higher string action, requiring more finger effort despite the fretting hand being closer to the body.

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7.

String Crossing

Ex. 6 String Crossing


1 2 2 3
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œ #œ #œ œ œ b œ b œ nœ #œ nœ nœ œ

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1 2 1 2 3
1 2 2 1 2 3
1 2 2 1 2 3
1 2 2 1 2 3

3 4
? œ œ œ œ nœ œ # œ #œ œ b œ b œ nœ b œ
œ bœ nœ #œ œ #œ nœ b œ nœ

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2 3 4 3
3 2 3 4 4 3
3 2 3 4 4 3
3 2 3 4 4 3

14 All the Good Stuff—How I Practice


Ex. 7 String Crossing Variation
1 3 1 3 1 3
? 44 b œ œ b œ1 b œ3 b œ1 œ3 b œ1 3 1 3 1 2 4 2 4
nœ
2
#œ nœ
4 2
nœ
œ œ bœ œ # œ
œ œ bœ œ #œ #œ nœ

¤
1 3 1 2 4
1 3 3 1 2 4
1 3 3 1 2 4
1 3 3 1 2 4

2 4 2 4 2 4 2 1 4 1 4 14 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1
? œ #œ œ #œ œ b œ b œ nœ b œ b œ
#œ #œ nœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ bœ
œ

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2 1 4 1
4 2 1 4 4 1
4 2 1 4 4 1
4 2 1 4 4 1

PRO TIP
There are two basic technical elements to be aware of when playing these exercises. They may be
very slight in some cases, but they exist nonetheless.

1) When playing in the lower register, the fretting hand is further away from the body, and it’s
therefore more technically demanding on the arm and shoulder to continually practice in lower
positions.

2) As you get higher up on the neck, the action of your instrument will be higher than in the lower
register, so although your fretting is now closer to your body—which relieves stress on the shoulder
and arm—the fingers have to work just a little bit harder to press down the strings and make a good
sound.

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