Straight up and down sequences vs. alternative fingerings

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@Dairwolf

I can play the typical patterns relatively fast, but struggle with the alternative patterns. I am wondering whether the fingerings are just too odd? It feels so much smoother when the fingers you fret are neighbouring.

Best explanation I can think of would be @Tom_Gilroy 's:

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I have been preparing a post about the left hand postures and fretting strategies I use in my playing, after reading through the following thread: That promised post is still in preparation, and I will present it when I’m satisfied with it. In preparing that post, I watched through several instructional videos and CTC interviews again. While re-watching Shawn Lane’s Power Licks for the first time in a while, I realized something about his fretting sequences that I felt was extremely interes…

@Moje already mentioned Yngwie, which was the first guitarist I thought of when it came to patterns that aren’t “straight up and down”. I’ve heard that John Mclaughlin does something similar with patterns of four (I think, I’m not too familiar of his work).

Of things that I’ve personally learned / played, John Petrucci does have some cool phrases that mix things up, as well as Shawn Lane. I also know one-off examples of other players, but those two are talked about a good amount here and elsewhere.