Scales, part 1
In my own evolution, scale studies is a constantly ongoing thing. There's not a day that goes by wherein I'm not working on scales as part of my daily practicing . My current focus is on the Super locrian scale , and the Phrygian dominant scale . My usual approach to learning scales is to write out at least two fingerings of the scale. One starting on the first fret/sixth string low F, and one starting on the third fret/fifth string C. The F fingering is a three-octave fingering, culminating at the 13th fret/first string F. The C fingering covers two octaves. I'll usually write out other two-octave fingerings, but those first two always happen. After writing out the fingerings, I'll spend a couple of days shedding the new scale fingerings to determine where the position shifts should occur. Once I'm happy with what I consider to be the best position shifts, then I'll notate the shifts in the scale fingerings....
