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== Patterns ==
You'll notice you only encountered 3 patterns for each group of 3 notes:
* <nowikitt>|x|-|x|-|x|</nowikitt>, or ''whole, whole''. I sometimes call this one ''stretch'', because it requires you to stretch a bit.* <tt>|x|-|x|x|</tt>, or ''whole, half''. I sometimes call this one ''ring'', because it uses the ring finger.* <tt>|x|x|-|x|</tt>, or ''half, whole''. I sometimes call this one ''middle'', because it uses the middle finger
In the major scale, these are the only patterns you'll encounter. There are 2 middle, 2 ring, and 3 stretch patterns. Let's look at the scale: