Join my support group for updates. I post to the group when I add tutorials or workshops to the website! Plus you can ask questions, and post topic requests! I Just Wanna Play The Darn Thing support group ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome! This is a 2 part workshop, and different from most of my whorkshops. It has 2 functions. And you decide which scenario is best for you! PLUS . . . It's REALLY SHORT! Part 1 is amzingly short! Just 48 seconds!!! If you are currently working one or more of my other workshops, you just run through the one drill a time or two as a stretching warm up. Once is 48 seconds. But you can go through it all the way through the one track, and each time it repeats, it's a bit faster. All 5 times is just under 3 minutes. And you'll get a solid stretching workout! (Sounds like my martial arts Sensei! LOL) Seriously, just do the one track for a good warm up to your regular warm up! And ideally, run through it again AFTER your regular warm up! Part 2 is for players who seriously want to S T R E T C H their span! Especially players who are, or will be working on 3 Note Per String 3NPS scales! It's also really good for players who have difficulty playing chords! This one will get your fingers stretched out and strong! OK, that's it for the chatting. Let's work out! There is only ONE pattern to learn in this entire workshop! Part 1, and Part 2! It's not a particularly difficult pattern to learn. But it will generate some amazing things! Just 6 notes! Here's how the pattern works! It's only tricky the 1st time! This is a 4 finger exercise. 4 fingers, Open string and frets 1 to 4. (+ 5) The pattern is easy, but unusual. It sounds like this . . . Sounds simple, right? But there's a catch! The S T R E T C H ! It looks like this! NOTE: When you stretch a finger to the next fret, let your other fingers move naturally. But try to keep finger 1 ON/pressing the 1st fret. As in, STRETCH to reach the forward notes as much as you can. It also helps th shift your thumb so it's about in the middle, between fingers 2 and 3. And keep it behind the neck! No Blues Grips! Finger 2 plays F#, stretches to the next fret and plays G, then back to F# Finger 3 plays G, stretches to the next fret and plays G#, then back to G Finger 4 plays G#, stretches to the next fret and plays A, then back to G# Thus, the name Spider S T R E T C H ! Play it like this, one count on each note. Open E F 1st fret finger 1 F# 2nd fret finger 2 G stretch your 2nd finger and play 3rd fret! F# 2nd fret, slide your finger back to fret 2 G 3rd fret finger 3 G# stretch your 3rd finger and play 4th fret! G 3rd fret, slide your finger back to fret 3 G# 4th fret finger 4 A stretch your 4th finger and play 5th fret! G# 4th fret, slide your finger back to fret 4 A stretch your 4th finger and play 5th fret and hold it. Then, play it in reverse. G# A G# ~ G G# G ~ F# G F# ~ F E DO NOT PLAY IT STRAIGHT! It's not the "notes" that are important!