LEARNING THE NECK A good way to practice scales is in 9 different cycles: 1. Chromatic (stepwise) 2. Wholetone (every two frets - two different cycles) 3. Minor Thirds (every three frets - four different cycles) 4. Cycle of Fourths/Fifths (two different cycles) The two studies below are major scales in chromatic and cycle of=20 fourths in ascending and descending patterns. I have chosen a certain=20 fingerings which I favor but they are not the only way to play these.=20 Try finding your own fingerings. Major scales stepwise: D Eb ----------------------------------0----|-------0-------------------------- -----------------------0---------------|---4------------------------------ -------------0--------------6----------|-----------5----3-------0--------- ---0--2--4---------7-------------------|--------------------6------3---1-- ---------------------------------------|---------------------------------- E F ---------------------------------2-----|---3--------0--------------------- --------------------0-------4----------|-------5-------------------------- ----------------2-------6--------------|----------------5---3-------0----- ---2---4---6---------------------------|------------------------7------3-- ---------------------------------------|---------------------------------- =46# G -----------------------------3---------|-----------------0---------------- ----------------0--------4-------7-----|--------7----------------0-------- 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------0-----------------7---------10---|--11-------8---------------------- ---------------6-----------------------|---------------9-------6---------- --5-------9----------------------------|------------------11------8--6---- -----------------------------9---------|---------------------------------- -------------------0-------------------|-----10--------------------------- D --0-------------------9----------12----|- ----------7------10--------------------|- ------9--------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------|- -------------0-----------11------------|- Major scales in cycle of fourths: G C ------------------0--------------------|--10-------7---------------0------ ----------0----------------7-----------|-------------------6-------------- --0-----------5-------9----------------|-----------------------9-------5-- -----7---------------------------------|---------------------------------- --------------------------------0------|-------9-------0------------------ =46 Bb ------------------------0--------------|---8--------------------0--------- ---------------------------------6-----|-------10--------6---------------- ------0--------3---5---------9---------|--------------------8-------5--3-- --3-------7----------------------------|---------------------------------- ---------------------------------------|------------0--------------------- Eb Ab ---------------------------0-----------|---6--------3--------------------- --------------------------------4------|----------------4----------------- -----------0-------3---5---------------|--------------------6---5---3----- ---1---3-------6-----------------------|-------------------------------6-- ---------------------------------------|-------0-------------------------- Db Gb ------------------------8----------11--|---------------------------------- -----------6--------9------------------|---7----------------0------------- ---6---8-------11----------------------|-------10---8---6------3---1------ ---------------------------------------|------------------------------4--- ----------------------------10---------|---------------------------------- B E -------------------------6--------9----|---------------------------------- ---0-------4--------7------------------|---5------------0----------------- -------6-------9-----------------------|--------8---6------2--1----------- ---------------------------------------|--------------------------4---2--- -----------------------------8---------|---------------------------------- A D --------------0-----------6------------|---0------------------------------ ------0---------------7----------------|-----------0---------------------- --2-------6-------9--------------------|-------6-----------0-------------- ---------------------------------------|---------------7-------4---2---0-- -------------------------------7-------|---------------------------------- G ------------------0--------------------|- ---------0-----------------7-----------|- --0----------5---------9---------------|- -----7---------------------------------|- ---------------------------------0-----|- The practice of scales in cycles trains your ear to the movement of=20 "tonal centers" or "modulations" within a given set of chord changes. =A9 2000 White Mountain Publications Best Regards, =20 Pat Cloud =20 White Mountain Publications =20 Website Creation and Development =20 =20 Pat Cloud Web Site =20 =20 See the Mel Bay Publication =20 "The Key to Five String Banjo" =20 at: =20 =20 email: sekul@telis.org =20 =20