Learning piano has shown me how bad my left hand is!

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So I thought I was Ok at bass and my technique was ok. I’ve also started having piano lessons and that has suddenly exposed how poor my left hand is when using pinky to third finger fretting (or 3rd to pinky). And might right hand? Well the two plucking fingers are ok but my 3rd and pinky are practically glued together on that hand!

It’s forced me to make sure all fingers can start to work independently.

I’ve started a little bass routine fretting with 1, 3 and 4 (pinky) in hammer ons. My god they are unevenly timed!

So learning piano is having lots of interesting side effects!

Highly recommended :slight_smile:

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There’s a lot of cross instrument techniques that can bolster your playing on other instruments.

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I definitely feel this. I’m also trying…well, was trying to learn piano but I’m not as into it as a thought I would be. Haven’t practiced it in a while.