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== Stepwise Motion ==
 
== Stepwise Motion ==
 
=== C Position ===
 
=== C Position ===
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  A-----------10-12-14----------------------------------------------------------------------14-12-10-------
 
  A-----------10-12-14----------------------------------------------------------------------14-12-10-------
 
  E--10-12-13----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-
 
  E--10-12-13----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-
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= Intervalic Motion =
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== 3rds ==
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Ascend through the scale stepwise, but between each note, play the 3rd above the last note.  In other words, asecend a 3rd, descend a 2nd, ascend a 3rd, descend a 2nd...  For descending we do the opposite: descend a 3rd, ascend a 2nd, descend a 3rd, ascend a 2nd...
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=== C Position ===
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E-------------------------------------------------------1---3-1-5-
 +
B-------------------------------------------1---3-1-5-3---5-------
 +
G-------------------------------0---2-0-4-2---4-------------------
 +
D-------------------0---2-0-3-2---3-------------------------------
 +
A-------0---2-0-3-2---3-------------------------------------------
 +
E-0-3-1---3-------------------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-5-1-3---1-------------------------------------------------------
 +
B-------5---3-5-1-3---1-------------------------------------------
 +
G-------------------4---2-4-0-2---0-------------------------------
 +
D-------------------------------3---2-3-0-2---0-------------------
 +
A-------------------------------------------3---2-3-0-2---0-------
 +
E-------------------------------------------------------3---1-3-0-
 +
 +
=== C/A Position ===
 +
E-------------------------------------------------------3---5-3-7-
 +
B-------------------------------------------3---5-3-6-5---6-------
 +
G-------------------------------2---4-2-5-4---5-------------------
 +
D-------------------2---3-2-5-3---5-------------------------------
 +
A-------2---3-2-5-3---5-------------------------------------------
 +
E-1-5-3---5-------------------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-7-3-5---3-------------------------------------------------------
 +
B-------6---5-6-3-5---3-------------------------------------------
 +
G-------------------5---4-5-2-4---2-------------------------------
 +
D-------------------------------5---3-5-2-3---2-------------------
 +
A-------------------------------------------5---3-5-2-3---2-------
 +
E-------------------------------------------------------5---3-5-1-
 +
 +
=== A Position ===
 +
E-------------------------------------------------------5---7-5-8-
 +
B-------------------------------------------5---6-5-8-6---8-------
 +
G-------------------------------4---5-4-7-5---7-------------------
 +
D-------------------3---5-3-7-5---7-------------------------------
 +
A-------3---5-3-7-5---7-------------------------------------------
 +
E-3-7-5---7-------------------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-8-5-7---5-------------------------------------------------------
 +
B-------8---6-8-5-6---5-------------------------------------------
 +
G-------------------7---5-7-4-5---4-------------------------------
 +
D-------------------------------7---5-7-3-5---3-------------------
 +
A-------------------------------------------7---5-7-3-5---3-------
 +
E-------------------------------------------------------7---5-7-3-
 +
 +
=== G Position ===
 +
E--------------------------------------------------------7----8-7-10-
 +
B-------------------------------------------6---8-6-10-8---10--------
 +
G-------------------------------5---7-5-9-7---9----------------------
 +
D-------------------5---7-5-9-7---9----------------------------------
 +
A-------5---7-5-8-7---8----------------------------------------------
 +
E-5-8-7---8----------------------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-10-7-8----7--------------------------------------------------------
 +
B--------10---8-10-6-8---6-------------------------------------------
 +
G----------------------9---7-9-5-7---5-------------------------------
 +
D----------------------------------9---7-9-5-7---5-------------------
 +
A----------------------------------------------8---7-8-5-7---5-------
 +
E----------------------------------------------------------8---7-8-5-
 +
 +
=== E/G Position ===
 +
E------------------------------------------------------------------8----10-8-12-
 +
B--------------------------------------------------8----10-8-12-10---12---------
 +
G------------------------------------7----9-7-10-9---10-------------------------
 +
D----------------------7----9-7-10-9---10---------------------------------------
 +
A--------7----8-7-10-8---10-----------------------------------------------------
 +
E-7-10-8---10-------------------------------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-12-8-10----8------------------------------------------------------------------
 +
B---------12---10-12-8-10----8--------------------------------------------------
 +
G-------------------------10---9-10-7-9----7------------------------------------
 +
D---------------------------------------10---9-10-7-9----7----------------------
 +
A-----------------------------------------------------10---8-10-7-8----7--------
 +
E-------------------------------------------------------------------10---8-10-7-
 +
 +
=== E Position ===
 +
E--------------------------------------------------------------------8----10-8-12-
 +
B--------------------------------------------------------10----12-10---12---------
 +
G-----------------------------------------9----10-9-12-10---12--------------------
 +
D-------------------------9----10-9-12-10---12------------------------------------
 +
A---------8----10-8-12-10---12----------------------------------------------------
 +
E-8-12-10---12--------------------------------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-12-8-10----8--------------------------------------------------------------------
 +
B---------12---10-12----10--------------------------------------------------------
 +
G--------------------12---10-12-9-10----9-----------------------------------------
 +
D------------------------------------12---10-12-9-10----9-------------------------
 +
A----------------------------------------------------12---10-12-8-10----8---------
 +
E--------------------------------------------------------------------12---10-12-8-
 +
 +
=== D Position ===
 +
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12----13-12-15-
 +
B----------------------------------------------------------------12----13-12-15-13----15----------
 +
G----------------------------------------------10----12-10-14-12----14----------------------------
 +
D----------------------------10----12-10-14-12----14----------------------------------------------
 +
A----------10----12-10-14-12----14----------------------------------------------------------------
 +
E-10-13-12----13----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-15-12-13----12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 +
B----------15----13-15-12-13----12----------------------------------------------------------------
 +
G----------------------------14----12-14-10-12----10----------------------------------------------
 +
D----------------------------------------------14----12-14-10-12----10----------------------------
 +
A----------------------------------------------------------------14----12-14-10-12----10----------
 +
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13----12-13-10-
 +
 +
== 4ths ==
 +
Ascend through the scale stepwise, but between each note, play the 4th above the last note.  In other words, asecend a 4th, descend a 3rd, ascend a 4th, descend a 3rd...  For descending we do the opposite: descend a 4th, ascend a 3rd, descend a 4th, ascend a 3rd...
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 +
=== C Position ===
 +
E-----------------------------------------------0---1---3-
 +
B-----------------------------------0---1---3-0---1---3---
 +
G---------------------------0---2-----0---2---------------
 +
D---------------0---2---3-0---2---3-----------------------
 +
A---0---2---3-0---2---3-----------------------------------
 +
E-0---1---3-----------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-3---1---0-----------------------------------------------
 +
B---3---1---0-3---1---0-----------------------------------
 +
G---------------2---0-----2---0---------------------------
 +
D-----------------------3---2---0-3---2---0---------------
 +
A-----------------------------------3---2---0-3---2---0---
 +
E-----------------------------------------------3---1---0-
 +
 +
=== C/A Position ===
 +
E-----------------------------------------------1---3---5-
 +
B---------------------------------------3---5-----3---5---
 +
G---------------------------2---4---5-2---4---5-----------
 +
D---------------2---3---5-2---3---5-----------------------
 +
A---2---3---5-2---3---5-----------------------------------
 +
E-1---3---5-----------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-5---3---1-----------------------------------------------
 +
B---5---3---1-5---3---------------------------------------
 +
G---------------4---2-5---4---2---------------------------
 +
D-----------------------5---3---2-5---3---2---------------
 +
A-----------------------------------5---3---2-5---3---2---
 +
E-----------------------------------------------5---3---1-
 +
 +
=== A Position ===
 +
E-----------------------------------------------3---5---7-
 +
B---------------------------------------5---6-----5---6---
 +
G---------------------------4---5---7-4---5---7-----------
 +
D---------------3---5---7-3---5---7-----------------------
 +
A---3---5---7-3---5---7-----------------------------------
 +
E-3---5---7-----------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-7---5---3-----------------------------------------------
 +
B---6---5-----6---5---------------------------------------
 +
G-----------7---5---4-7---5---4---------------------------
 +
D-----------------------7---5---3-7---5---3---------------
 +
A-----------------------------------7---5---3-7---5---3---
 +
E-----------------------------------------------7---5---3-
 +
 +
=== G Position ===
 +
E-----------------------------------------------5---7---8-
 +
B-----------------------------------5---6---8-5---6---8---
 +
G---------------------------5---7-----5---7---------------
 +
D---------------5---7---9-5---7---9-----------------------
 +
A---5---7---8-5---7---8-----------------------------------
 +
E-5---7---8-----------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-8---7---5-----------------------------------------------
 +
B---8---6---5-8---6---5-----------------------------------
 +
G---------------7---5-----7---5---------------------------
 +
D-----------------------9---7---5-9---7---5---------------
 +
A-----------------------------------8---7---5-8---7---5---
 +
E-----------------------------------------------8---7---5-
 +
 +
=== E/G Position ===
 +
E-------------------------------------------------------7---8----10-
 +
B---------------------------------------------8---10------8---10----
 +
G-------------------------------7---9----10-7---9----10-------------
 +
D-----------------7---9----10-7---9---10----------------------------
 +
A---7---8----10-7---8---10------------------------------------------
 +
E-7---8---10--------------------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-10----8---7-------------------------------------------------------
 +
B----10---8------10---8---------------------------------------------
 +
G-------------10----9---7-10----9---7-------------------------------
 +
D----------------------------10---9---7-10----9---7-----------------
 +
A------------------------------------------10---8---7-10----8---7---
 +
E--------------------------------------------------------10---8---7-
 +
 +
=== E Position ===
 +
E---------------------------------------------------------------8----10----12-
 +
B---------------------------------------------------10----12------10----12----
 +
G-----------------------------------9----10----12-9----10----12---------------
 +
D-------------------9----10----12-9---10----12--------------------------------
 +
A---8----10----12-8---10----12------------------------------------------------
 +
E-8---10----12----------------------------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-12----10----8---------------------------------------------------------------
 +
B----12----10------12----10---------------------------------------------------
 +
G---------------12----10----9-12----10----9-----------------------------------
 +
D--------------------------------12----10---9-12----10----9-------------------
 +
A------------------------------------------------12----10---8-12----10----8---
 +
E----------------------------------------------------------------12----10---8-
 +
 +
=== D Position ===
 +
E----------------------------------------------------------------------10----12----13-
 +
B----------------------------------------------------10----12----13-10----12----13----
 +
G----------------------------------------10----12-------10----12----------------------
 +
D----------------------10----12----14-10----12----14----------------------------------
 +
A----10----12----14-10----12----14----------------------------------------------------
 +
E-10----12----13----------------------------------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-13----12----10----------------------------------------------------------------------
 +
B----13----12----10-13----12----10----------------------------------------------------
 +
G----------------------12----10-------12----10----------------------------------------
 +
D----------------------------------14----12----10-14----12----10----------------------
 +
A----------------------------------------------------14----12----10-14----12----10----
 +
E----------------------------------------------------------------------13----12----10-
 +
 +
== 5ths ==
 +
Ascend through the scale stepwise, but between each note, play the 5th above the last note. In other words, asecend a 5th, descend a 4th, ascend a 5th, descend a 4th... For descending we do the opposite: descend a 5th, ascend a 4th, descend a 5th, ascend a 4th...
 +
 +
=== C Position ===
 +
E-------------------------------------------0---1---3-
 +
B-------------------------------0---1---3-----0---1---
 +
G-----------------------0---2---------0---2-----------
 +
D-----------0---2---3-----0---2---3-------------------
 +
A---2---3-----0---2---3-------------------------------
 +
E-0---1---3-------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-3---1---0-------------------------------------------
 +
B---1---0-----3---1---0-------------------------------
 +
G-----------2---0---------2---0-----------------------
 +
D-------------------3---2---0-----3---2---0-----------
 +
A-------------------------------3---2---0-----3---2---
 +
E-------------------------------------------3---1---0-
 +
 +
=== C/A Position ===
 +
E-------------------------------------------1---3---5-
 +
B-----------------------------------3---5---------3---
 +
G-----------------------2---4---5-----2---4---5-------
 +
D-----------2---3---5-----2---3---5-------------------
 +
A---3---5-----2---3---5-------------------------------
 +
E-1---3---5-------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-5---3---1-------------------------------------------
 +
B---3---------5---3-----------------------------------
 +
G-------5---4---2-----5---4---2-----------------------
 +
D-------------------5---3---2-----5---3---2-----------
 +
A-------------------------------5---3---2-----5---3---
 +
E-------------------------------------------5---3---1-
 +
 +
=== A Position ===
 +
E-------------------------------------------3---5---7-
 +
B-----------------------------------5---6---------5---
 +
G-----------------------4---5---7-----4---5---7-------
 +
D-----------3---5---7-----3---5---7-------------------
 +
A---5---7-----3---5---7-------------------------------
 +
E-3---5---7-------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-7---5---3-------------------------------------------
 +
B---5---------6---5-----------------------------------
 +
G-------7---5---4-----7---5---4-----------------------
 +
D-------------------7---5---3-----7---5---3-----------
 +
A-------------------------------7---5---3-----7---5---
 +
E-------------------------------------------7---5---3-
 +
 +
=== G Position ===
 +
E-------------------------------------------5---7---8-
 +
B-------------------------------5---6---8-----5---6---
 +
G-----------------------5---7---------5---7-----------
 +
D-----------5---7---9-----5---7---9-------------------
 +
A---7---8-----5---7---8-------------------------------
 +
E-5---7---8-------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-8---7---5-------------------------------------------
 +
B---6---5-----8---6---5-------------------------------
 +
G-----------7---5---------7---5-----------------------
 +
D-------------------9---7---5-----9---7---5-----------
 +
A-------------------------------8---7---5-----8---7---
 +
E-------------------------------------------8---7---5-
 +
 +
=== E/G Position ===
 +
E--------------------------------------------------7----8---10-
 +
B-----------------------------------------8---10----------8----
 +
G---------------------------7---9---10------7----9---10--------
 +
D-------------7---9---10------7---9----10----------------------
 +
A---8---10------7---8----10------------------------------------
 +
E-7---8----10--------------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-10---8----7--------------------------------------------------
 +
B----8----------10---8-----------------------------------------
 +
G--------10---9----7------10---9---7---------------------------
 +
D----------------------10----9---7------10---9---7-------------
 +
A------------------------------------10----8---7-----10---8----
 +
E--------------------------------------------------10----8---7-
 +
 +
=== E Position ===
 +
E----------------------------------------------------------8----10----12-
 +
B-----------------------------------------------10---12------------10----
 +
G-------------------------------9---10----12-------9----10---12----------
 +
D---------------9---10----12------9----10----12--------------------------
 +
A---10----12------8----10----12------------------------------------------
 +
E-8----10----12----------------------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-12----10----8----------------------------------------------------------
 +
B----10------------12---10-----------------------------------------------
 +
G----------12---10----9-------12----10---9-------------------------------
 +
D--------------------------12----10----9------12----10---9---------------
 +
A------------------------------------------12----10----8------12----10---
 +
E----------------------------------------------------------12----10----8-
 +
 +
=== D Position ===
 +
E----------------------------------------------------------------10----12----13-
 +
B----------------------------------------------10----12----13-------10----12----
 +
G----------------------------------10----12-------------10----12----------------
 +
D----------------10----12----14-------10----12----14----------------------------
 +
A----12----14-------10----12----14----------------------------------------------
 +
E-10----12----13----------------------------------------------------------------
 +
 +
E-13----12----10----------------------------------------------------------------
 +
B----12----10-------13----12----10----------------------------------------------
 +
G----------------12----10-------------12----10----------------------------------
 +
D----------------------------14----12----10-------14----12----10----------------
 +
A----------------------------------------------14----12----10-------14----12----
 +
E----------------------------------------------------------------13----12----10-
 +
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* 6ths
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* 7ths
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[[Category:Guitar]]
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[[Category:Exercises]]
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[[Category:Scales]]

Latest revision as of 00:20, 7 July 2015

Stepwise Motion

C Position

E--------------------------------1-3-5-3-1-----------------------------
B--------------------------1-3-5-----------5-3-1-----------------------
G--------------------0-2-4-----------------------4-2-0-----------------
D--------------0-2-3-----------------------------------3-2-0-----------
A--------0-2-3-----------------------------------------------3-2-0-----
E--0-1-3-----------------------------------------------------------3-1-

C/A Position

E--------------------------------3-5-6-5-3-----------------------------
B--------------------------3-5-6-----------6-5-3-----------------------
G--------------------2-4-5-----------------------5-4-2-----------------
D--------------2-3-5-----------------------------------5-3-2-----------
A--------2-3-5-----------------------------------------------5-3-2-----
E--1-3-5-----------------------------------------------------------5-3-

A Position

E--------------------------------5-7-8-7-5-----------------------------
B--------------------------5-6-8-----------8-6-5-----------------------
G--------------------4-5-7-----------------------7-5-4-----------------
D--------------3-5-7-----------------------------------7-5-3-----------
A--------3-5-7-----------------------------------------------7-5-3-----
E--3-5-7-----------------------------------------------------------7-5-

G Position

E---------------------------------7-8-10-8-7------------------------------
B--------------------------6-8-10------------10-8-6-----------------------
G--------------------5-7-9--------------------------9-7-5-----------------
D--------------5-7-9--------------------------------------9-7-5-----------
A--------5-7-8--------------------------------------------------8-7-5-----
E--5-7-8--------------------------------------------------------------8-7-

E/G Position

E--------------------------------------8-10-12-10-8-----------------------------------
B------------------------------8-10-12--------------12-10-8---------------------------
G-----------------------7-9-10------------------------------10-9-7--------------------
D----------------7-9-10--------------------------------------------10-9-7-------------
A---------7-8-10----------------------------------------------------------10-8-7------
E--7-8-10------------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-

E Position

E-------------------------------------------10-12-13-12-10----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------10-12-13----------------13-12-10-------------------------------
G--------------------------9-10-12----------------------------------12-10-9-----------------------
D------------------9-10-12--------------------------------------------------12-10-9---------------
A----------8-10-12------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-8-------
E--8-10-12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-

D Position

E-----------------------------------------------12-13-15-13-12-------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------12-13-15----------------15-13-12----------------------------------
G-----------------------------10-12-14----------------------------------14-12-10-------------------------
D--------------------10-12-14----------------------------------------------------14-12-10----------------
A-----------10-12-14----------------------------------------------------------------------14-12-10-------
E--10-12-13----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13-12-

Intervalic Motion

3rds

Ascend through the scale stepwise, but between each note, play the 3rd above the last note. In other words, asecend a 3rd, descend a 2nd, ascend a 3rd, descend a 2nd... For descending we do the opposite: descend a 3rd, ascend a 2nd, descend a 3rd, ascend a 2nd...

C Position

E-------------------------------------------------------1---3-1-5-
B-------------------------------------------1---3-1-5-3---5-------
G-------------------------------0---2-0-4-2---4-------------------
D-------------------0---2-0-3-2---3-------------------------------
A-------0---2-0-3-2---3-------------------------------------------
E-0-3-1---3-------------------------------------------------------

E-5-1-3---1-------------------------------------------------------
B-------5---3-5-1-3---1-------------------------------------------
G-------------------4---2-4-0-2---0-------------------------------
D-------------------------------3---2-3-0-2---0-------------------
A-------------------------------------------3---2-3-0-2---0-------
E-------------------------------------------------------3---1-3-0-

C/A Position

E-------------------------------------------------------3---5-3-7-
B-------------------------------------------3---5-3-6-5---6-------
G-------------------------------2---4-2-5-4---5-------------------
D-------------------2---3-2-5-3---5-------------------------------
A-------2---3-2-5-3---5-------------------------------------------
E-1-5-3---5-------------------------------------------------------

E-7-3-5---3-------------------------------------------------------
B-------6---5-6-3-5---3-------------------------------------------
G-------------------5---4-5-2-4---2-------------------------------
D-------------------------------5---3-5-2-3---2-------------------
A-------------------------------------------5---3-5-2-3---2-------
E-------------------------------------------------------5---3-5-1-

A Position

E-------------------------------------------------------5---7-5-8-
B-------------------------------------------5---6-5-8-6---8-------
G-------------------------------4---5-4-7-5---7-------------------
D-------------------3---5-3-7-5---7-------------------------------
A-------3---5-3-7-5---7-------------------------------------------
E-3-7-5---7-------------------------------------------------------

E-8-5-7---5-------------------------------------------------------
B-------8---6-8-5-6---5-------------------------------------------
G-------------------7---5-7-4-5---4-------------------------------
D-------------------------------7---5-7-3-5---3-------------------
A-------------------------------------------7---5-7-3-5---3-------
E-------------------------------------------------------7---5-7-3-

G Position

E--------------------------------------------------------7----8-7-10-
B-------------------------------------------6---8-6-10-8---10--------
G-------------------------------5---7-5-9-7---9----------------------
D-------------------5---7-5-9-7---9----------------------------------
A-------5---7-5-8-7---8----------------------------------------------
E-5-8-7---8----------------------------------------------------------

E-10-7-8----7--------------------------------------------------------
B--------10---8-10-6-8---6-------------------------------------------
G----------------------9---7-9-5-7---5-------------------------------
D----------------------------------9---7-9-5-7---5-------------------
A----------------------------------------------8---7-8-5-7---5-------
E----------------------------------------------------------8---7-8-5-

E/G Position

E------------------------------------------------------------------8----10-8-12-
B--------------------------------------------------8----10-8-12-10---12---------
G------------------------------------7----9-7-10-9---10-------------------------
D----------------------7----9-7-10-9---10---------------------------------------
A--------7----8-7-10-8---10-----------------------------------------------------
E-7-10-8---10-------------------------------------------------------------------

E-12-8-10----8------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------12---10-12-8-10----8--------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------10---9-10-7-9----7------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------10---9-10-7-9----7----------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------10---8-10-7-8----7--------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------10---8-10-7-

E Position

E--------------------------------------------------------------------8----10-8-12-
B--------------------------------------------------------10----12-10---12---------
G-----------------------------------------9----10-9-12-10---12--------------------
D-------------------------9----10-9-12-10---12------------------------------------
A---------8----10-8-12-10---12----------------------------------------------------
E-8-12-10---12--------------------------------------------------------------------

E-12-8-10----8--------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------12---10-12----10--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------12---10-12-9-10----9-----------------------------------------
D------------------------------------12---10-12-9-10----9-------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------12---10-12-8-10----8---------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------12---10-12-8-

D Position

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12----13-12-15-
B----------------------------------------------------------------12----13-12-15-13----15----------
G----------------------------------------------10----12-10-14-12----14----------------------------
D----------------------------10----12-10-14-12----14----------------------------------------------
A----------10----12-10-14-12----14----------------------------------------------------------------
E-10-13-12----13----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-15-12-13----12----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------15----13-15-12-13----12----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------14----12-14-10-12----10----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------14----12-14-10-12----10----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------14----12-14-10-12----10----------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13----12-13-10-

4ths

Ascend through the scale stepwise, but between each note, play the 4th above the last note. In other words, asecend a 4th, descend a 3rd, ascend a 4th, descend a 3rd... For descending we do the opposite: descend a 4th, ascend a 3rd, descend a 4th, ascend a 3rd...

C Position

E-----------------------------------------------0---1---3-
B-----------------------------------0---1---3-0---1---3---
G---------------------------0---2-----0---2---------------
D---------------0---2---3-0---2---3-----------------------
A---0---2---3-0---2---3-----------------------------------
E-0---1---3-----------------------------------------------

E-3---1---0-----------------------------------------------
B---3---1---0-3---1---0-----------------------------------
G---------------2---0-----2---0---------------------------
D-----------------------3---2---0-3---2---0---------------
A-----------------------------------3---2---0-3---2---0---
E-----------------------------------------------3---1---0-

C/A Position

E-----------------------------------------------1---3---5-
B---------------------------------------3---5-----3---5---
G---------------------------2---4---5-2---4---5-----------
D---------------2---3---5-2---3---5-----------------------
A---2---3---5-2---3---5-----------------------------------
E-1---3---5-----------------------------------------------

E-5---3---1-----------------------------------------------
B---5---3---1-5---3---------------------------------------
G---------------4---2-5---4---2---------------------------
D-----------------------5---3---2-5---3---2---------------
A-----------------------------------5---3---2-5---3---2---
E-----------------------------------------------5---3---1-

A Position

E-----------------------------------------------3---5---7-
B---------------------------------------5---6-----5---6---
G---------------------------4---5---7-4---5---7-----------
D---------------3---5---7-3---5---7-----------------------
A---3---5---7-3---5---7-----------------------------------
E-3---5---7-----------------------------------------------

E-7---5---3-----------------------------------------------
B---6---5-----6---5---------------------------------------
G-----------7---5---4-7---5---4---------------------------
D-----------------------7---5---3-7---5---3---------------
A-----------------------------------7---5---3-7---5---3---
E-----------------------------------------------7---5---3-

G Position

E-----------------------------------------------5---7---8-
B-----------------------------------5---6---8-5---6---8---
G---------------------------5---7-----5---7---------------
D---------------5---7---9-5---7---9-----------------------
A---5---7---8-5---7---8-----------------------------------
E-5---7---8-----------------------------------------------

E-8---7---5-----------------------------------------------
B---8---6---5-8---6---5-----------------------------------
G---------------7---5-----7---5---------------------------
D-----------------------9---7---5-9---7---5---------------
A-----------------------------------8---7---5-8---7---5---
E-----------------------------------------------8---7---5-

E/G Position

E-------------------------------------------------------7---8----10-
B---------------------------------------------8---10------8---10----
G-------------------------------7---9----10-7---9----10-------------
D-----------------7---9----10-7---9---10----------------------------
A---7---8----10-7---8---10------------------------------------------
E-7---8---10--------------------------------------------------------

E-10----8---7-------------------------------------------------------
B----10---8------10---8---------------------------------------------
G-------------10----9---7-10----9---7-------------------------------
D----------------------------10---9---7-10----9---7-----------------
A------------------------------------------10---8---7-10----8---7---
E--------------------------------------------------------10---8---7-

E Position

E---------------------------------------------------------------8----10----12-
B---------------------------------------------------10----12------10----12----
G-----------------------------------9----10----12-9----10----12---------------
D-------------------9----10----12-9---10----12--------------------------------
A---8----10----12-8---10----12------------------------------------------------
E-8---10----12----------------------------------------------------------------

E-12----10----8---------------------------------------------------------------
B----12----10------12----10---------------------------------------------------
G---------------12----10----9-12----10----9-----------------------------------
D--------------------------------12----10---9-12----10----9-------------------
A------------------------------------------------12----10---8-12----10----8---
E----------------------------------------------------------------12----10---8-

D Position

E----------------------------------------------------------------------10----12----13-
B----------------------------------------------------10----12----13-10----12----13----
G----------------------------------------10----12-------10----12----------------------
D----------------------10----12----14-10----12----14----------------------------------
A----10----12----14-10----12----14----------------------------------------------------
E-10----12----13----------------------------------------------------------------------

E-13----12----10----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----13----12----10-13----12----10----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------12----10-------12----10----------------------------------------
D----------------------------------14----12----10-14----12----10----------------------
A----------------------------------------------------14----12----10-14----12----10----
E----------------------------------------------------------------------13----12----10-

5ths

Ascend through the scale stepwise, but between each note, play the 5th above the last note. In other words, asecend a 5th, descend a 4th, ascend a 5th, descend a 4th... For descending we do the opposite: descend a 5th, ascend a 4th, descend a 5th, ascend a 4th...

C Position

E-------------------------------------------0---1---3-
B-------------------------------0---1---3-----0---1---
G-----------------------0---2---------0---2-----------
D-----------0---2---3-----0---2---3-------------------
A---2---3-----0---2---3-------------------------------
E-0---1---3-------------------------------------------

E-3---1---0-------------------------------------------
B---1---0-----3---1---0-------------------------------
G-----------2---0---------2---0-----------------------
D-------------------3---2---0-----3---2---0-----------
A-------------------------------3---2---0-----3---2---
E-------------------------------------------3---1---0-

C/A Position

E-------------------------------------------1---3---5-
B-----------------------------------3---5---------3---
G-----------------------2---4---5-----2---4---5-------
D-----------2---3---5-----2---3---5-------------------
A---3---5-----2---3---5-------------------------------
E-1---3---5-------------------------------------------

E-5---3---1-------------------------------------------
B---3---------5---3-----------------------------------
G-------5---4---2-----5---4---2-----------------------
D-------------------5---3---2-----5---3---2-----------
A-------------------------------5---3---2-----5---3---
E-------------------------------------------5---3---1-

A Position

E-------------------------------------------3---5---7-
B-----------------------------------5---6---------5---
G-----------------------4---5---7-----4---5---7-------
D-----------3---5---7-----3---5---7-------------------
A---5---7-----3---5---7-------------------------------
E-3---5---7-------------------------------------------

E-7---5---3-------------------------------------------
B---5---------6---5-----------------------------------
G-------7---5---4-----7---5---4-----------------------
D-------------------7---5---3-----7---5---3-----------
A-------------------------------7---5---3-----7---5---
E-------------------------------------------7---5---3-

G Position

E-------------------------------------------5---7---8-
B-------------------------------5---6---8-----5---6---
G-----------------------5---7---------5---7-----------
D-----------5---7---9-----5---7---9-------------------
A---7---8-----5---7---8-------------------------------
E-5---7---8-------------------------------------------

E-8---7---5-------------------------------------------
B---6---5-----8---6---5-------------------------------
G-----------7---5---------7---5-----------------------
D-------------------9---7---5-----9---7---5-----------
A-------------------------------8---7---5-----8---7---
E-------------------------------------------8---7---5-

E/G Position

E--------------------------------------------------7----8---10-
B-----------------------------------------8---10----------8----
G---------------------------7---9---10------7----9---10--------
D-------------7---9---10------7---9----10----------------------
A---8---10------7---8----10------------------------------------
E-7---8----10--------------------------------------------------

E-10---8----7--------------------------------------------------
B----8----------10---8-----------------------------------------
G--------10---9----7------10---9---7---------------------------
D----------------------10----9---7------10---9---7-------------
A------------------------------------10----8---7-----10---8----
E--------------------------------------------------10----8---7-

E Position

E----------------------------------------------------------8----10----12-
B-----------------------------------------------10---12------------10----
G-------------------------------9---10----12-------9----10---12----------
D---------------9---10----12------9----10----12--------------------------
A---10----12------8----10----12------------------------------------------
E-8----10----12----------------------------------------------------------

E-12----10----8----------------------------------------------------------
B----10------------12---10-----------------------------------------------
G----------12---10----9-------12----10---9-------------------------------
D--------------------------12----10----9------12----10---9---------------
A------------------------------------------12----10----8------12----10---
E----------------------------------------------------------12----10----8-

D Position

E----------------------------------------------------------------10----12----13-
B----------------------------------------------10----12----13-------10----12----
G----------------------------------10----12-------------10----12----------------
D----------------10----12----14-------10----12----14----------------------------
A----12----14-------10----12----14----------------------------------------------
E-10----12----13----------------------------------------------------------------

E-13----12----10----------------------------------------------------------------
B----12----10-------13----12----10----------------------------------------------
G----------------12----10-------------12----10----------------------------------
D----------------------------14----12----10-------14----12----10----------------
A----------------------------------------------14----12----10-------14----12----
E----------------------------------------------------------------13----12----10-


  • 6ths
  • 7ths
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