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7 - Left Hand Slurs - Horizontal Builders

Horizontal movement up the fingerboard can help develop control in shifting and left-hand pressure release.
Make sure you are releasing all tension from the left-hand (fingers and thumb) every time you shift up or down

à Make
a fret. Repeat the pattern until you reach the 12th fret with the 4th finger.

up addition patterns, I included this one because I find it covers a great deal but you'll need to create
more to have a comprehensive technical grounding. The Aaron Shearer slur supplement is a good book if

à Maintain good curvature in the fingers. Play right next to the frets.
want to go 'all out' after completing this book.

Ascending

continue up the fingerboard

finger

° 3
to the twelfth fret
pattern: 1 4 3 4 2 4 1 4 3 4 2 4

& 4 #œ nœ #œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ #œ #œ #œ œ nœ œ
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1 4 3 4 2 4 2 5 4 5 3 5 3 6 5 6 4 6

Descending

finger continue down the fingerboard

° œ œ œ #œ œ nœ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ
pattern: 4 1 4 3 4 2 4 1 4 3 4 2 to the first fret

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12 9 12 11 12 10 11 8 11 10 11 8 10 7 10 9 10 8

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