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A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A

Both examples play the exact same notes, except the 2nd uses a shift from open to first position between the 3rd and 2nd strings. ''Notice how when performing the shift, we get 3 notes per string.'' This is a concept we will revisit later, but many speed players prefer this because it creates more balance when moving up or down the scale through the 2nd and 3rd strings. It is also easier to derive scales this way - each string will be either a w-w, w-h, or h-w pattern of 3 notes. Without the shift, we get only 2 notes on either the 2nd or 3rd string. This disrupts the order of the patterns across strings. In the 2nd example, we see w-h, w-h, w-w, w-w, and w-w patterns for each string. In the first tab we have w-h, w-h, w, h-w, and h-w patterns, then a final stretch/shift to the high A.