How to practice your scales and why – String sets

Jens Larsen
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Standard tuning

= 120
Example 1 - Line with postiion shift and in position
Dm7 G7alt Cmaj7
1 2 3
E-Gt

1 3 5 6 4 8 5
2 4 5 6 4
3 5 7 8 6

Dm7 G7alt Cmaj7

4 5 6

3
3 5 6 4 5
5 2 4 5 2 6 3 4
3 5 6

Example 2 - C major scale on B string

7 8

1 3 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 17 18 20 22

Example 3 - Groups of six notes middle string set

3 3
3
9 10

3 3
3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

2 4 5 4 5 7 5 7 9 7 9 10 9 10 12 10 12 14 12 14 16 14 16 17
2 3 5 3 5 7 5 7 9 7 9 10 9 10 12 10 12 14 12 14 15 14 15 17

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 Example 4 - C major in Diatonic triads

3 3
11 12

3 3
3 3
3 3

1 3 5 6 8 10 12 13
2 4 5 7 9 10 12 14
3 5 7 9 10 12 14 15

Example 5 - C major diatonic arps 1-1-2

13 14

1 5 3 6 5 8 6 10 8 12 10 13 12 15 13 17
2 4 5 7 9 10 12 14
3 5 7 9 10 12 14 15

Example 6 - C major diatonic arps 2-1-1

15 16

2 4 5 7 9 10 12 14
3 5 7 9 10 12 14 15
2 5 3 7 5 8 7 10 8 12 10 14 12 15 14 17

Example 7 - C major diatonic arps 1-2-1

17 18

3 5 7 8 10 12 13 15
1 5 3 6 5 8 6 10 8 12 10 13 12 15 13 17
2 4 5 7 9 10 12 14

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