Episode 25: PIMA Patterns & Exercises!

🎸 Power to the Pinky – Episode 25: PIMA Pattern

Welcome back! Today we’re putting everything together with a full episode dedicated to one of the most versatile and musical fingerstyle tools you’ll ever learn: the PIMA pattern. We’ll break down classic quarter-note PIMA exercises, introduce the “inside-out” pattern (P-I-M-A-M-I), and then apply both patterns to a set of foundational chords — E minor, C, G, and D. The focus today is on clarity, consistency, and most importantly, maintaining a steady tempo as you move between chords and patterns.

🎧 What You’ll Hear:
✅ Quarter-note PIMA patterns to build timing and right-hand structure
✅ The “inside-out” roll (PIMAMI) — what it is and why it feels so musical
✅ A step-by-step exercise for mastering the PIMAMI pattern
✅ Applying PIMA and PIMAMI patterns to Em, C, G, and D chord shapes
✅ How to keep a solid, steady tempo while switching chords and rolls

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