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Originally Posted by Goat Mick
This thing is really easy to play. Now I've gotta work on my stretches to make those 4 finger chop chords. Who'd a thunk that picking up an instrument 1/3 the size of a guitar would require me to increase my stretch ??
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Boy that brought back memories. Me with the small hands trying the chop G. Then the closed scale positions I was struggling with led to playing closed scales at the fifth fret, then dropping a fret until I was playing at the first. I did that exclusively for two months! I gained about 1/16 inch of reach, which made a big difference. Thing is, I liked and still do, playing exercises. I remember running through first position scales in all keys, and when I came to the closed scales, I could play them a lot better. It's the kind of thing that really motivates me.