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Remember that ideal fretting technique places our finger right behind the fret, so that the string sounds cleanly. When you shift positions, you should '''focus on cleanly fretting the first note after the position shift. Also, the shift should not be obviously noticeable.''' You shouldn't kill the note right before the shift early to make time for the shift - you just need to shift faster. Fast, accurate, subtle shifting in-time with the beat is your goal.
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The first example above is an ascending 1-fret position shift exercise. The first line is the tab, the second line is the left-hand fingering, and the 3rd line indicates position. You shift up 1 fret every two notes. You play the same note every position shift. It should sound almost exactly the same as if you weren't shifting positions but also using your ring and pinky fingers. The second example is the same exercise descending. Same rules apply. Practice on all strings with a metronome to keep time.
After practicing and getting comfortable, '''try using your middle and ring fingers instead of index and middle''' - this is good pratice not only for shifting on those fingers, but strengthening middle-ring transitions. Also, '''try it with ring and pinky''' - a bit more difficult, but this is why we're practicing it!
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