I'm working on G, C, and D scales on my acoustic guitar, first strumming the chords for a 4 count measure, but then I'm having trouble accurately picking the [u]first[/u] string descending or ascending. For example, if it's a descending D scale I have trouble picking the 4th string (open, without looking); ascending on the same scale I have trouble picking the 2nd string (on the 3rd fret, again without looking).

After my hand finds the first string to pick, from there I'm usually pretty accurate.

These scales are part of the fundamentals tutorials but, truth is, I've been playing for years and this has been a consistent problem with various songs -- a lot of first-in-a-run strings mis-picked!

Thanks for the tips,

Eric