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= Stepwise Motion =
 
= Stepwise Motion =
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Simple stepwise motion - just an ascending or descending scale.
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Simple stepwise motion - just an ascending or descending scale.  Although these exercises ascend and descend then terminate, you can repeat them as many times as you like.  I find 1 repeat is usually enough, but when starting out try 3 or 4 repeats.  When repeating, don't play the last note or it will be doubled.  Try for a seamless transition from ascending to descending and descending to ascending.  Concentrate on getting every note to have equal dynamics, duration, and clean technique.  Go slow and only start building up speed as you can play the entire exercise cleanly in rhythm without making any mistakes.
  
 
=== C Position ===
 
=== C Position ===
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  A-----0-3-------------------------------3-0-----
 
  A-----0-3-------------------------------3-0-----
 
  E-0-3---------------------------------------3-0-
 
  E-0-3---------------------------------------3-0-
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repeat in 12th position:
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E-------------------------------12-15-12-------------------------------
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B-------------------------13-15----------15-13-------------------------
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G-------------------12-14----------------------14-12-------------------
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D-------------12-14----------------------------------14-12-------------
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A-------12-15----------------------------------------------15-12-------
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E-12-15----------------------------------------------------------15-12-
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=== A Position ===
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E---------------------3-5-3---------------------
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B-----------------3-5-------5-3-----------------
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G-------------2-5---------------5-2-------------
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D---------2-5-----------------------5-2---------
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A-----3-5-------------------------------5-3-----
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E-3-5---------------------------------------5-3-
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=== G Position ===
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E---------------------5-8-5---------------------
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B-----------------5-8-------8-5-----------------
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G-------------5-7---------------7-5-------------
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D---------5-7-----------------------7-5---------
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A-----5-7-------------------------------7-5-----
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E-5-8---------------------------------------8-5-
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=== E/G Position ===
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E-------------------------8-10-8-------------------------
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B--------------------8-10--------10-8--------------------
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G----------------7-9------------------9-7----------------
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D-----------7-10--------------------------10-7-----------
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A------7-10------------------------------------10-7------
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E-8-10----------------------------------------------10-8-
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=== D Position ===
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E------------------------------10-12-10------------------------------
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B------------------------10-13----------13-10------------------------
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G-------------------9-12----------------------12-9-------------------
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D-------------10-12--------------------------------12-10-------------
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A-------10-12--------------------------------------------12-10-------
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E-10-12--------------------------------------------------------12-10-
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== Stepwise Motion, Reverse Direction Every Other String ==
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=== C Position ===
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E---------------------------------------------------------0-3-0-------0-3-
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B-----------------------------------------1-3-1-------1-3-------3-1-3-----
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G-------------------------0-2-0-------0-2-------2-0-2---------------------
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D---------0-2-0-------0-2-------2-0-2-------------------------------------
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A-----0-3-------3-0-3-----------------------------------------------------
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E-0-3---------------------------------------------------------------------
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E-3-0---------------------------------------------------------------------
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B-----3-1-------1-3-1-----------------------------------------------------
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G---------2-0-2-------2-0-------0-2-0-------------------------------------
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D-------------------------2-0-2-------2-0-------0-2-0---------------------
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A-----------------------------------------2-0-2-------2-0-------0-2-0-----
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E---------------------------------------------------------3-1-3-------3-1-
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=== A Position ===
 
=== A Position ===
 
  E---------------------3-5-3---------------------
 
  E---------------------3-5-3---------------------
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= Intervalic Motion =
 
= Intervalic Motion =
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These exercises practice playing intervals within a scale.  You ascend or descend through the scale in a ratchet-like motion, skipping some x number of notes, then jumping back a smaller amount, skipping only x-1 notes interval and repeating.  This ensures all notes are played, while traversing the scale in a way that usually hits a few targeted intervals.
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Although these are written almost like two separate exercises, you can play them one into the other.  When doing so, note that the highest and lowest notes will be doubled.  You can play them doubled, or drop one so your transitions only hit the high and low notes once.
  
 
== 4ths ==
 
== 4ths ==
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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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Ascend through the scale stepwise, but skip every other note then return to it.  Note that with the pentatonic scale, every third note is closest to a P4 interval, but not necessarily a P4 - there is one M3 in there per octave.  So we're ascending up a P4 or M3, then descending a M2 or m3, then repeat.  Descending we're doing the same - down a P4/M3, up a M2/m3.
  
 
=== C Position ===
 
=== C Position ===
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  E-0---3-----------------------------------
 
  E-0---3-----------------------------------
 
   
 
   
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  E-3---1---0-----------------------------------------------
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  E-3---0-----------------------------------
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  B---3---1---0-3---1---0-----------------------------------
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  B---3---1-3---1---------------------------
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  G---------------2---0-----2---0---------------------------
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  G-----------2---0-2---0-------------------
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  D-----------------------3---2---0-3---2---0---------------
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  D-------------------2---0-2---0-----------
−
  A-----------------------------------3---2---0-3---2---0---
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  A---------------------------3---0-3---0---
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  E-----------------------------------------------3---1---0-
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  E-----------------------------------3---0-
  
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=== C/A Position ===
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=== A Position ===
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  E-----------------------------------------------1---3---5-
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  E-----------------------------------3---5-
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  B---------------------------------------3---5-----3---5---
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  B---------------------------3---5-3---5---
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  G---------------------------2---4---5-2---4---5-----------
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  G-------------------2---5-2---5-----------
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  D---------------2---3---5-2---3---5-----------------------
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  D-----------2---5-2---5-------------------
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  A---2---3---5-2---3---5-----------------------------------
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  A---3---5-3---5---------------------------
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  E-1---3---5-----------------------------------------------
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  E-3---5-----------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-5---3---1-----------------------------------------------
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  E-5---3-----------------------------------
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  B---5---3---1-5---3---------------------------------------
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  B---5---3-5---3---------------------------
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  G---------------4---2-5---4---2---------------------------
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  G-----------5---2-5---2-------------------
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  D-----------------------5---3---2-5---3---2---------------
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  D-------------------5---2-5---3-----------
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  A-----------------------------------5---3---2-5---3---2---
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  A---------------------------5---3-5---3---
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  E-----------------------------------------------5---3---1-
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  E-----------------------------------5---3-
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=== A Position ===
 
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E-----------------------------------------------3---5---7-
 
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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 ===
 
=== G Position ===
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  E-----------------------------------------------5---7---8-
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  E-----------------------------------5---8-
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  B-----------------------------------5---6---8-5---6---8---
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  B---------------------------5---8-5---8---
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  G---------------------------5---7-----5---7---------------
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  G-------------------5---7-5---7-----------
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  D---------------5---7---9-5---7---9-----------------------
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  D-----------5---7-5---7-------------------
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  A---5---7---8-5---7---8-----------------------------------
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  A---5---7-5---7---------------------------
−
  E-5---7---8-----------------------------------------------
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  E-5---8-----------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-8---7---5-----------------------------------------------
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  E-8---5-----------------------------------
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  B---8---6---5-8---6---5-----------------------------------
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  B---8---5-8---5---------------------------
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  G---------------7---5-----7---5---------------------------
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  G-----------7---5-7---5-------------------
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  D-----------------------9---7---5-9---7---5---------------
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  D-------------------7---5-7---5-----------
−
  A-----------------------------------8---7---5-8---7---5---
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  A---------------------------7---5-7---5---
−
  E-----------------------------------------------8---7---5-
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  E-----------------------------------8---5-
  
 
=== E/G Position ===
 
=== E/G Position ===
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  E-------------------------------------------------------7---8----10-
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  E-----------------------------------------8----10-
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  B---------------------------------------------8---10------8---10----
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  B--------------------------------8---10-8---10----
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  G-------------------------------7---9----10-7---9----10-------------
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  G-----------------------7----9-7---9--------------
−
  D-----------------7---9----10-7---9---10----------------------------
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  D-------------7----10-7---10----------------------
−
  A---7---8----10-7---8---10------------------------------------------
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  A---7----10-7---10--------------------------------
−
  E-7---8---10--------------------------------------------------------
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  E-8---10------------------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-10----8---7-------------------------------------------------------
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  E-10----8-----------------------------------------
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  B----10---8------10---8---------------------------------------------
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  B----10---8-10---8--------------------------------
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  G-------------10----9---7-10----9---7-------------------------------
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  G--------------9---7-9----7-----------------------
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  D----------------------------10---9---7-10----9---7-----------------
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  D----------------------10---7-10----7-------------
−
  A------------------------------------------10---8---7-10----8---7---
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  A--------------------------------10---7-10----7---
−
  E--------------------------------------------------------10---8---7-
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  E------------------------------------------10---8-
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=== 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 ===
 
=== D Position ===
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  E----------------------------------------------------------------------10----12----13-
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  E--------------------------------------------------10----12-
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  B----------------------------------------------------10----12----13-10----12----13----
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  B--------------------------------------10----13-10----13----
−
  G----------------------------------------10----12-------10----12----------------------
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  G----------------------------9----12-9----12----------------
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  D----------------------10----12----14-10----12----14----------------------------------
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  D----------------10----12-10---12---------------------------
−
  A----10----12----14-10----12----14----------------------------------------------------
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  A----10----12-10----12--------------------------------------
−
  E-10----12----13----------------------------------------------------------------------
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  E-10----12--------------------------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-13----12----10----------------------------------------------------------------------
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  E-12----10--------------------------------------------------
−
  B----13----12----10-13----12----10----------------------------------------------------
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  B----12----10-13----10--------------------------------------
−
  G----------------------12----10-------12----10----------------------------------------
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  G----------------12----9-12----9----------------------------
−
  D----------------------------------14----12----10-14----12----10----------------------
+
  D---------------------------12---10-12----10----------------
−
  A----------------------------------------------------14----12----10-14----12----10----
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  A--------------------------------------12----10-12----10----
−
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------13----12----10-
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  E--------------------------------------------------12----10-
  
 
== 5ths ==
 
== 5ths ==
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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...  
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Ascend through the scale by skipping 2 notes then returning to the first skipped note and repeat. Note that with the pentatonic scale, every 4th note is closest to a P5 interval, but not necessarily a P5 - there is one a5 (or m6) in there per octave. So we're ascending up a P5 or a5, then descending a P4 or M3, then repeat.  Descending we're doing the same - down a P5/a5, up a P4/M3.
  
 
=== C Position ===
 
=== C Position ===
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  G---------------0---2-----0---2-------
 
  G---------------0---2-----0---2-------
 
  D-------0---2-----0---2---------------
 
  D-------0---2-----0---2---------------
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  A---2-----0---2-----------------------
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  A---3-----0---3-----------------------
 
  E-0---3-------------------------------
 
  E-0---3-------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-3---1---0-------------------------------------------
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  E-3---0-------------------------------
−
  B---1---0-----3---1---0-------------------------------
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  B---1-----3---1-----------------------
−
  G-----------2---0---------2---0-----------------------
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  G-------2---0-----2---0---------------
−
  D-------------------3---2---0-----3---2---0-----------
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  D---------------2---0-----2---0-------
−
  A-------------------------------3---2---0-----3---2---
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  A-----------------------3---0-----3---
−
  E-------------------------------------------3---1---0-
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  E-------------------------------3---0-
  
 
=== C/A Position ===
 
=== C/A Position ===
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  E-------------------------------------------1---3---5-
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  E-------------------------------3---5-
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  B-----------------------------------3---5---------3---
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  B-----------------------3---5-----3---
−
  G-----------------------2---4---5-----2---4---5-------
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  G---------------2---5-----2---5-------
−
  D-----------2---3---5-----2---3---5-------------------
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  D-------2---5-----2---5---------------
−
  A---3---5-----2---3---5-------------------------------
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  A---5-----3---5-----------------------
−
  E-1---3---5-------------------------------------------
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  E-3---5-------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-5---3---1-------------------------------------------
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  E-5---3-------------------------------
−
  B---3---------5---3-----------------------------------
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  B---3-----5---3-----------------------
−
  G-------5---4---2-----5---4---2-----------------------
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  G-------5---2-----5---2---------------
−
  D-------------------5---3---2-----5---3---2-----------
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  D---------------5---2-----5---2-------
−
A-------------------------------5---3---2-----5---3---
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  A-----------------------5---3-----5---
−
E-------------------------------------------5---3---1-
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  E-------------------------------5---3-
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=== 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 ===
 
=== G Position ===
−
  E-------------------------------------------5---7---8-
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  E-------------------------------5---8-
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  B-------------------------------5---6---8-----5---6---
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  B-----------------------5---8-----5---
−
  G-----------------------5---7---------5---7-----------
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  G---------------5---7-----5---7-------
−
  D-----------5---7---9-----5---7---9-------------------
+
  D-------5---7-----5---7---------------
−
  A---7---8-----5---7---8-------------------------------
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  A---7-----5---7-----------------------
−
  E-5---7---8-------------------------------------------
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  E-5---8-------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-8---7---5-------------------------------------------
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  E-8---5-------------------------------
−
  B---6---5-----8---6---5-------------------------------
+
  B---5-----8---5-----------------------
−
  G-----------7---5---------7---5-----------------------
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  G-------7---5-----7---5---------------
−
  D-------------------9---7---5-----9---7---5-----------
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  D---------------7---5-----7---5-------
−
  A-------------------------------8---7---5-----8---7---
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  A-----------------------7---5-----7---
−
  E-------------------------------------------8---7---5-
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  E-------------------------------8---5-
  
 
=== E/G Position ===
 
=== E/G Position ===
−
  E--------------------------------------------------7----8---10-
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  E-------------------------------------8---10-
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  B-----------------------------------------8---10----------8----
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  B----------------------------8---10-----8----
−
  G---------------------------7---9---10------7----9---10--------
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  G-------------------7---9------7----9--------
−
  D-------------7---9---10------7---9----10----------------------
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  D---------7---10------7---10-----------------
−
  A---8---10------7---8----10------------------------------------
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  A---10------7----10--------------------------
−
  E-7---8----10--------------------------------------------------
+
  E-8----10------------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-10---8----7--------------------------------------------------
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  E-10---8-------------------------------------
−
  B----8----------10---8-----------------------------------------
+
  B----8-----10---8----------------------------
−
  G--------10---9----7------10---9---7---------------------------
+
  G--------9----7------9---7-------------------
−
  D----------------------10----9---7------10---9---7-------------
+
  D-----------------10---7------10---7---------
−
  A------------------------------------10----8---7-----10---8----
+
  A--------------------------10----7------10---
−
E--------------------------------------------------10----8---7-
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  E------------------------------------10----8-
−
 
 
−
=== 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 ===
 
=== D Position ===
−
  E----------------------------------------------------------------10----12----13-
+
  E--------------------------------------------10----12-
−
  B----------------------------------------------10----12----13-------10----12----
+
  B---------------------------------10---13-------10----
−
  G----------------------------------10----12-------------10----12----------------
+
  G----------------------9----12-------9----12----------
−
  D----------------10----12----14-------10----12----14----------------------------
+
  D----------10----12------10----12---------------------
−
  A----12----14-------10----12----14----------------------------------------------
+
  A----12-------10----12--------------------------------
−
  E-10----12----13----------------------------------------------------------------
+
  E-10----12--------------------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-13----12----10----------------------------------------------------------------
+
  E-12----10--------------------------------------------
−
  B----12----10-------13----12----10----------------------------------------------
+
  B----10-------13---10---------------------------------
−
  G----------------12----10-------------12----10----------------------------------
+
  G----------12----9-------12----9----------------------
−
  D----------------------------14----12----10-------14----12----10----------------
+
  D---------------------12----10------12----10----------
−
  A----------------------------------------------14----12----10-------14----12----
+
  A--------------------------------12----10-------12----
−
  E----------------------------------------------------------------13----12----10-
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  E--------------------------------------------12----10-
  
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= Grouped Motion =
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Grouped motion has ascending or descending (usually stepwise) motion in groups of x notes.  Each group starts on the next stepwise or intervalic note in the scale.  For example, the most basic group is a group of 3 in stepwise motion, which would look like (A B C) (B C D) (C D E).  A group of 6 in 4ths would look like (A2 B2 C3 D3 E3 F3) (D3 E3 F3 G3 A3 B3) (G3 A3 B3 C4 D4 E4).  Groups can be more complex - for example a group of 3 3rd's in stepwise motion would be all the diatonic triads from the scale - (A C E) (B D F) (C E G).
  
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* 6ths
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== Stepwise Group of 3 ==
−
* 7ths
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Groups of 3 notes each with stepwise motion, and each group starting on the next stepwise note in the scale.  (A B C) (B C D) (C D E).
  
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= Grouped Motion =
 
−
== Stepwise Group of 3 ==
 
 
=== C Position ===
 
=== C Position ===
−
  E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0---0-1-0-1-3-
+
  E-----------------------------------------------------0---0-3-
−
  B-----------------------------------------------------------0---0-1-0-1-3-1-3---3-----------
+
  B-----------------------------------------1---1-3-1-3---3-----
−
  G-----------------------------------------------0---0-2-0-2---2-----------------------------
+
  G-----------------------------0---0-2-0-2---2-----------------
−
  D-----------------------------0---0-2-0-2-3-2-3---3-----------------------------------------
+
  D-----------------0---0-2-0-2---2-----------------------------
−
  A-----------0---0-2-0-2-3-2-3---3-----------------------------------------------------------
+
  A-----0---0-3-0-3---3-----------------------------------------
−
  E-0-1-3-1-3---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  E-0-3---3-----------------------------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-3-1-0-1-0---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  E-3-0---0-----------------------------------------------------
−
  B-----------3---3-1-3-1-0-1-0---0-----------------------------------------------------------
+
  B-----3---3-1-3-1---1-----------------------------------------
−
  G-----------------------------2---2-0-2-0---0-----------------------------------------------
+
  G-----------------2---2-0-2-0---0-----------------------------
−
  D-----------------------------------------3---3-2-3-2-0-2-0---0-----------------------------
+
  D-----------------------------2---2-0-2-0---0-----------------
−
  A-----------------------------------------------------------3---3-2-3-2-0-2-0---0-----------
+
  A-----------------------------------------3---3-0-3-0---0-----
−
  E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------3---3-1-3-1-0-
+
  E-----------------------------------------------------3---3-0-
  
 
=== C/A Position ===
 
=== C/A Position ===
−
  E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------1---1-3-1-3-5-
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  E-----------------------------------------------------3---3-5-
−
  B-----------------------------------------------------------------3---3-5-3-5---5-----------
+
  B-----------------------------------------3---3-5-3-5---5-----
−
  G-----------------------------------------------2---2-4-2-4-5-4-5---5-----------------------
+
  G-----------------------------2---2-5-2-5---5-----------------
−
  D-----------------------------2---2-3-2-3-5-3-5---5-----------------------------------------
+
  D-----------------2---2-5-2-5---5-----------------------------
−
  A-----------2---2-3-2-3-5-3-5---5-----------------------------------------------------------
+
  A-----2---3-5-3-5---5-----------------------------------------
−
E-1-3-5-3-5---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  E-3-5---5-----------------------------------------------------
−
 
−
E-5-3-1-3-1---1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
−
B-----------5---5-3-5-3---3-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
−
G-----------------------5---5-4-5-4-2-4-2---2-----------------------------------------------
 
−
D-----------------------------------------5---5-3-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------------------------
 
−
A-----------------------------------------------------------5---5-3-5-3-2-3-2---2-----------
 
−
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------5---5-3-5-3-1-
 
−
 
 
−
=== A Position ===
 
−
  E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------3---3-5-3-5-7-
 
−
B-----------------------------------------------------------------5---5-6-5-6---6-----------
 
−
G-----------------------------------------------4---4-5-4-5-7-5-7---7-----------------------
 
−
D-----------------------------3---3-5-3-5-7-5-7---7-----------------------------------------
 
−
A-----------3---3-5-3-5-7-5-7---7-----------------------------------------------------------
 
−
E-3-5-7-5-7---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
   
 
   
−
  E-7-5-3-5-3---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  E-5-3---3-----------------------------------------------------
−
  B-----------6---6-5-6-5---5-----------------------------------------------------------------
+
  B-----5---5-3-5-3---3-----------------------------------------
−
  G-----------------------7---7-5-7-5-4-5-4---4-----------------------------------------------
+
  G-----------------5---5-2-5-2---2-----------------------------
−
  D-----------------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-3-5-3---3-----------------------------
+
  D-----------------------------5---5-2-5-2---2-----------------
−
  A-----------------------------------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-3-5-3---3-----------
+
  A-----------------------------------------5---5-3-5-3---3-----
−
  E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------7---7-5-7-5-3-
+
  E-----------------------------------------------------5---5-3-
  
 
=== G Position ===
 
=== G Position ===
−
  E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------5---5-7-5-7-8-
+
  E-----------------------------------------------------5---5-8-
−
  B-----------------------------------------------------------5---5-6-5-6-8-6-8---8-----------
+
  B-----------------------------------------5---5-8-5-8---8-----
−
  G-----------------------------------------------5---5-7-5-7---7-----------------------------
+
  G-----------------------------5---5-7-5-7---7-----------------
−
  D-----------------------------5---5-7-5-7-9-7-9---9-----------------------------------------
+
  D-----------------5---5-7-5-7---7-----------------------------
−
  A-----------5---5-7-5-7-8-7-8---8-----------------------------------------------------------
+
  A-----5---5-7-5-7---7-----------------------------------------
−
  E-5-7-8-7-8---8----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
+
  E-5-8---8-----------------------------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-8-7-5-7-5---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  E-8-5---5-----------------------------------------------------
−
  B-----------8---8-6-8-6-5-6-5---5-----------------------------------------------------------
+
  B-----8---8-5-8-5---5-----------------------------------------
−
  G-----------------------------7---7-5-7-5---5-----------------------------------------------
+
  G-----------------7---7-5-7-5---5-----------------------------
−
  D-----------------------------------------9---9-7-9-7-5-7-5---5-----------------------------
+
  D-----------------------------7---7-5-7-5---5-----------------
−
  A-----------------------------------------------------------8---8-7-8-7-5-7-5---5-----------
+
  A-----------------------------------------7---7-5-7-5---5-----
−
  E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------8---8-7-8-7-5-
+
  E-----------------------------------------------------8---8-5-
  
 
=== E/G Position ===
 
=== E/G Position ===
−
  E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7---7-8-7-8-10-
+
  E---------------------------------------------------------------8----8-10-
−
  B----------------------------------------------------------------------------8----8-10-8-10---10-----------
+
  B-------------------------------------------------8---8-10-8-10---10------
−
  G-------------------------------------------------------7----7-9-7-9-10-9-10---10--------------------------
+
  G------------------------------------7----7-9-7-9---9---------------------
−
  D----------------------------------7----7-9-7-9-10-9-10---10-----------------------------------------------
+
  D---------------------7----7-10-7-10---10---------------------------------
−
  A-------------7----7-8-7-8-10-8-10---10--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  A------7----7-10-7-10---10------------------------------------------------
−
  E-7-8-10-8-10---10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  E-8-10---10---------------------------------------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-10-8-7-8-7----7------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  E-10-8----8---------------------------------------------------------------
−
  B------------10---10-8-10-8----8---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  B------10---10-8-10-8---8-------------------------------------------------
−
  G---------------------------10---10-9-10-9-7-9-7----7------------------------------------------------------
+
  G---------------------9---9-7-9-7----7------------------------------------
−
  D------------------------------------------------10---10-9-10-9-7-9-7----7---------------------------------
+
  D---------------------------------10---10-7-10-7----7---------------------
−
  A---------------------------------------------------------------------10---10-8-10-8-7-8-7----7------------
+
  A------------------------------------------------10---10-7-10-7----7------
−
  E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10--10-8-10-8-7-
+
  E---------------------------------------------------------------10---10-8-
  
−
=== E Position ===
+
=== D Position ===
−
  E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8----8-10-8-10-12-
+
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------------10----10-12-
−
  B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10----10-12-10-12---12--------------
+
  B----------------------------------------------------------10----10-13-10-13----13-------
−
  G---------------------------------------------------------------9----9-10-9-10-12-10-12----12-------------------------------
+
  G-------------------------------------------9----9-12-9-12----12-------------------------
−
  D---------------------------------------9----9-10-9-10-12-10-12---12--------------------------------------------------------
+
  D-------------------------10----10-12-10-12---12-----------------------------------------
−
  A---------------8----8-10-8-10-12-10-12---12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  A-------10----10-12-10-12----12----------------------------------------------------------
−
  E-8-10-12-10-12---12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  E-10-12----12----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-12-10-8-10-8----8---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  E-12-10----10----------------------------------------------------------------------------
−
  B--------------12---12-10-12-10----10---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  B-------13----13-10-13-10----10----------------------------------------------------------
−
  G-------------------------------12---12-10-12-10-9-10-9----12---------------------------------------------------------------
+
  G-------------------------12----12-9-12-9----9-------------------------------------------
−
  D-------------------------------------------------------12---12-10-12-10-9-10-9----12---------------------------------------
+
  D-----------------------------------------12---12-10-12-10----10-------------------------
−
  A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12----12-10-12-10-8-10-8----8---------------
+
  A----------------------------------------------------------12----12-10-12-10----10-------
−
  E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12---12-10-12-10-8-
+
  E----------------------------------------------------------------------------12----12-10-
  
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=== D Position ===
+
== Stepwise Group of 4, Groups Skip Every Other Note ==
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  E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10----10-12-10-12-13-
+
=== C Position ===
−
  B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10----10-12-10-12-13-12-13----13----------------
+
  E-------------------------------------0-3-
−
  G----------------------------------------------------------------------10----10-12-10-12----12-------------------------------------------
+
  B-----------------------------1-3-1-3-----
−
  D-------------------------------------------10----10-12-10-12-14-12-14----14-------------------------------------------------------------
+
  G---------------------0-2-0-2-------------
−
  A----------------10----10-12-10-12-14-12-14----14----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  D-------------0-2-0-2---------------------
−
  E-10-12-13-12-13----13-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  A-----0-3-0-3-----------------------------
 +
  E-0-3-------------------------------------
 
   
 
   
−
  E-13-12-10-12-10----10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  E-3-0-------------------------------------
−
  B----------------13----13-12-13-12-10-12-10----10----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  B-----3-1-3-1-----------------------------
−
  G-------------------------------------------12----12-10-12-10----10----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
  G-------------2-0-2-0---------------------
−
  D-------------------------------------------------------------14----14-12-14-12-10-12-10----10-------------------------------------------
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  D---------------------2-0-2-0-------------
−
  A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14----14-12-14-12-10-12-10----10----------------
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  A-----------------------------3-0-3-0-----
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  E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13----13-12-13-12-10-
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* Stepwise Group of 5
 
* Stepwise Group of 5
 
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Latest revision as of 00:46, 16 August 2015

Stepwise Motion

Simple stepwise motion - just an ascending or descending scale. Although these exercises ascend and descend then terminate, you can repeat them as many times as you like. I find 1 repeat is usually enough, but when starting out try 3 or 4 repeats. When repeating, don't play the last note or it will be doubled. Try for a seamless transition from ascending to descending and descending to ascending. Concentrate on getting every note to have equal dynamics, duration, and clean technique. Go slow and only start building up speed as you can play the entire exercise cleanly in rhythm without making any mistakes.

C Position

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

repeat in 12th position: 

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

A Position

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

G Position

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

E/G Position

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

D Position

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

Stepwise Motion, Reverse Direction Every Other String

C Position

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

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

A Position

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

G Position

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

E/G Position

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

D Position

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

Intervalic Motion

These exercises practice playing intervals within a scale. You ascend or descend through the scale in a ratchet-like motion, skipping some x number of notes, then jumping back a smaller amount, skipping only x-1 notes interval and repeating. This ensures all notes are played, while traversing the scale in a way that usually hits a few targeted intervals.

Although these are written almost like two separate exercises, you can play them one into the other. When doing so, note that the highest and lowest notes will be doubled. You can play them doubled, or drop one so your transitions only hit the high and low notes once.

4ths

Ascend through the scale stepwise, but skip every other note then return to it. Note that with the pentatonic scale, every third note is closest to a P4 interval, but not necessarily a P4 - there is one M3 in there per octave. So we're ascending up a P4 or M3, then descending a M2 or m3, then repeat. Descending we're doing the same - down a P4/M3, up a M2/m3.

C Position

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

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

A Position

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

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

G Position

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

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

E/G Position

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

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

D Position

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

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

5ths

Ascend through the scale by skipping 2 notes then returning to the first skipped note and repeat. Note that with the pentatonic scale, every 4th note is closest to a P5 interval, but not necessarily a P5 - there is one a5 (or m6) in there per octave. So we're ascending up a P5 or a5, then descending a P4 or M3, then repeat. Descending we're doing the same - down a P5/a5, up a P4/M3.

C Position

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

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

C/A Position

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

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

G Position

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

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

E/G Position

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

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

D Position

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

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

Grouped Motion

Grouped motion has ascending or descending (usually stepwise) motion in groups of x notes. Each group starts on the next stepwise or intervalic note in the scale. For example, the most basic group is a group of 3 in stepwise motion, which would look like (A B C) (B C D) (C D E). A group of 6 in 4ths would look like (A2 B2 C3 D3 E3 F3) (D3 E3 F3 G3 A3 B3) (G3 A3 B3 C4 D4 E4). Groups can be more complex - for example a group of 3 3rd's in stepwise motion would be all the diatonic triads from the scale - (A C E) (B D F) (C E G).

Stepwise Group of 3

Groups of 3 notes each with stepwise motion, and each group starting on the next stepwise note in the scale. (A B C) (B C D) (C D E).

C Position

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

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

C/A Position

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

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

G Position

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

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

E/G Position

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

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

D Position

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

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

Stepwise Group of 4, Groups Skip Every Other Note

C Position

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

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


  • Stepwise Group of 5
  • Stepwise Group of 6
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