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Louis, Thank you for that information. I think that when we first begin playing, we realize our fingers often don’t work like we want them to. Several share tendons, To teach your fingers to move individually, Try moving up the neck a few frets.
Just using the high E, start with your index finger and then your middle finger. Keep your index down on the same fret for this, and place your middle finger on the fret next to it, then lift it (keep your index down) and move the middle finger to the next fret, then lift it straight up and move it over to the next fret, and continue as far as you can. Don’t stretch to the point of injury, but challenge yourself. Next, move on and do the same exact thing with your ring finger. Again, leave the index down. Lift straight up, move the finger over to the next fret and place it down. Continue with the pinky.
Next, keep your middle finger down. Do the same as you did before. The only difference will be the index will go the opposite direction that the other fingers.
Next keep the ring finger down, and lastly the pinky.
This will stretch your fingers and will also teach digit/finger independence. You’ll have to keep doing it for a while, but it will help with your issue. As you’re able to do this further, then none back up the neck a few frets and start again.