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This is a follow up question of Guitar Muscle memory lesson plan for fine motor skill deficit

While melodies get longer, I'm confusing, and especially if finger path are crosssing itself a lot such as

E7 - E10 - E12 - E9

I'm almost inevitably messing it up like

E7 - E9 - E12 - E10 et cetera.

or say a simple melody

E3 - E7 - E5

I'm often playing it like

E3 - E7 - E3 or
E5 - E7 - E5 etc.

Are there specific exercise or methods to clear up this type of problems??

Update: @Tim wrote "there is often no need to move up or down a string 3 or 4 frets" however I try to play this style of guitar

and I follow her channel. I use the same technique Is it wrong method to play?

Always Confused
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    See my answer to your last question - it's a matter of adapting that idea. There's often no need to move up or down one string more than three or four frets, that's because the guitar is designed for those of us humans with four fingers! – Tim Mar 20 '22 at 11:12
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    Try to sing or hum the melody while you're playing it. This helps to map a tone to a finger movement in your brain. – flappix Mar 20 '22 at 19:26
  • @Tim see update on my question. – Always Confused Mar 26 '22 at 18:24
  • @flappix make it an answer – Always Confused Mar 26 '22 at 18:32
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    On your update. That's hardly muscal guitar playing. It's how some of my students play when they start with me. Sorry, but that sounds very, very amateur, and certainly won't align with what I include in my answer. If nothing else, the phrasing cannot be played effectively. There must be a thousand better channels to follow. – Tim Mar 26 '22 at 18:45
  • @Tim Thank you. So its amateurish but not "wrong" okey?? or it is technically wrong? – Always Confused Mar 26 '22 at 18:47
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    'Wrong' is rather subjective. But if my students ended up playing like that, I'd pack up immediately! – Tim Mar 26 '22 at 18:48

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Practice everything so slowly that there is no way you can play it wrong (if necessary extremely slowly). Then increase the speed so gradually that you still play it correctly every time. If you make a mistake slow down again.

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