Re: Fingers

On Oct 4, 1:36 pm, "dustoyev...@xxxxxxx" <dustoyev...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Oct 4, 10:53 am, Oci-One Kanubi <rhop...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:





On Oct 3, 8:46 pm, "dustoyev...@xxxxxxx" <dustoyev...@xxxxxxx> wrote:

On Oct 3, 6:41 pm, bassman2 <vince_angelon...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Oct 4, 10:33 am, BW <barrybass...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Oct 3, 7:15 pm, bassman2 <vince_angelon...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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Playing scales in the circle of fifths all over the neck, with
(ascending) fingering: m, p. i, m, p, i, r, p*, and back down.

*index, middle, ring, pinky

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I think in terms of two principal scale shapes (using the "/" to
indicate moving up one string): :
the major shape you describe: m p / i m p / i r p
and the minor shape: i r p / i r p / i r

Taking those shapes as a basis, I do an excercise that takes me all
over the neck in a single major scale, using variants on the major
shape three times, variants on the minor shape thee times, and a
hybrid one time.  In this example it is all G major, but it is also
seven modal scales, and it gives you the fingering for vamping on the
most frequently played chords  It goes like this:

E string 3rd fret: m p / i m p / i r p (G A / B C D / E F# G) -- G
Major scale, G-Ionian, I think
E string 5th fret: i r p / i p / i m p   (A B C / D E / F# G A) -- A-
Phrygian scale, I think
E string 7th fret: i m p / i r p / i r    (B C D / E F# G / A B) -- B-
Dorian scale, I think
E string 8th fret: m p / i r p / i r p    ( C D / E F# G / A B C) -- C-
Lydian scale, I think
A string 5th fret: m p / i m p / i m p (D E / F# G A / B C D) -- D-
Mixolydian scale, I think
A string 7th fret: i r p / i r p / i r     (E F# G / A B C / D E) -- E-
Minor scale, E-Locrian I think
A String 9th fret: i m p / i m p / i r  ( F# G A / B C D / E F#) -- F#-
Locrian, I think
A-string, 10th fret. m p / i m p / i r p (G A / B C D / E F# G) -- G
Major scale, octave up
* the Phrygian is the hybrid shape -- note the use of "i to p" for the
"D to E", to transition from the minor shape to the major shape

I do each one, up and down, in sequence, then I work back down the
neck, doing each one up and down again.

As indicated, I'm not sure of the medieval-church/Greek names, but the
notes and fingering are correct to play a full G-Major scale off each
note in the G-Major scale.  This is the kind of discussion where I
would really like to hear from Shaugnessy if he were still around;
where his indisputable knowlege (instead of his contorverial
*opinions*) were really valuable.
A variant of this exercise is to play each of these shapes off of --
say -- the low G.  This will give you good scales to play over G
major, minor, augmented, diminshed, 7th, and probably more I don't
know enough to think of.

-Richard, His Kanubic Travesty

Really appreciate that, thanks for taking the time to post.
--D-y- Hide quoted text -

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You bet. It's a great warm-up exercise.

-R, HKT
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