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How to Play with the Pinky Finger - Technique Lesson

2,914 views · Published 13 August 2014 · 12:08 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: FiddleHed · 2014 · Music

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Here’s a video which will show you how to play the pinky (fourth) finger on the fiddle and give you some practice exercises.

E3-4
EL2-4
E0-1-L2-3-4
A0-1-E3-4
E3-4-L2-4-1-4-0-4

Then try these starting on the A string using A4.
 
Try playing a 2 octave G major scale up to E4:
G0-1-2-3-D0-1-2-3-A0-1-Lo2-3-E0-1-Lo2-3-4

You can also practice 4th finger with the following tunes:
Kesh Basic Version video: http://youtu.be/j2w8ydc2Ceo
Hobart’s Transformation Basic Version video: http://youtu.be/EDKWtOAQVe4

I made some “Learning Chunks” on the FiddleHed site to help you do this. These focused exercises contain sheet music, tabs and mp3 snippets to guide you on each step of your fiddle journey. 

These and all new lesson pages can be viewed for one week after publication with a FREE trial membership. Check it out here: https://fiddlehed.com

And after you sign up, I’ll also send you a mini-course of lessons specially designed for your skill level.

Alrighty. Play every day, have fun 😀 and thanks for making music 🙏  
   
Now, go fiddle with it...

Jason 🎻

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