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Chromatic scale
form #1
4 notes per string
The first chromatic scale form contains 4 notes on every string.
As you move to the next higher string you will shift back one
fret, except between the 3rd and 2nd string for which you will
stay on the same fret.
If you want to stay in one position when playing a chromatic scale
you will use the following forms. Use form #2 when ascending,
and form #3 when descending.
Chromatic scale form #2
In position, ascending
Chromatic
scale form #3
In position, descending.
Here is a graphic that shows how the notes in form
#2 and form #3 compare to each other. The red line is drawn between
the notes that are the same.
You certainly could play form #3 when ascending,
and form #2 descending. But it is easier to have your first finger
start on a lower fret and move up than it is to do the opposite.
You are starting out of position, and moving into position.
A position is a 4 fret area where a finger is assigned
to each fret. Notes that are one fret lower than the position
are played with your first finger. Notes that fall one fret higher
than the position are played with your fourth finger. When playing
chromatically it is always easier to play a note that is out of
position and move into position than it is to start in position
and move out of position. That is why it makes the most amount
of sense to use form #2 while ascending, and form # 3 when descending.
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Page 1, Intro to chromatic scales on the guitar
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