Non-musical scales IV.

Pyramids

 

Exercises of this type mainly focus on the smooth fret position change. The different sub-types are as follows (the names refer to scale shapes in the fretboard mirror images):

1. Half-pyramid

2. One-octave pyramid

3. Two-octave pyramid

4. Reversed half-pyramid

5. Reversed one-octave pyramid

6. Reversed two-octave pyramid

These are all advanced level exercises. In case it is not enough, there are further possibilities, such as combining these pyramid-shape exercises with the scale patterns.

 

1-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Further recommended finger orders: 2-3, 3-4

 

1-3

 

Further recommended finger order: 2-4

 

1-4

 

1-2-3

 

Further recommended finger order: 2-3-4

 

1-2-4

 

1-3-4

 

1-2-4 high third

 

1-2-4 (phrygian dominant) third

 

1-3-4 high third

 

12-34

 

1-2-3-4