Non-musical scales XI.
Fingering scales by Sápi IV.
Those who don't find the scales presented in the previous sections enough, here's the next step; the four-string fingering scales!
As a basic and obvious rule, there must be a note on each string, which gives us only a limited number, exactly 24 variations.
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The below mirror images show all the 24 variations:
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These 24 variations combined with the standard 24 fingering combinations will give a total number of 24 x 24 = 576 scales.
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Let's take the 15th variation...

...and watch the video of Zoli Sápi playing this 3-2-4-1 variation with the alternate picking technique:
...and the 3-4-2-1 variation played with the sweep picking technique:
This section contains Sápi fingering scales that have a range of three strings.


