Technique Exercises - Major Scales in Position - TUTORIAL
Technique Exercises
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A look at five moveable Major Scale patterns that together give you a good command of the Major Scale just about anywhere on the fretboard. The patterns are good for sale practice, but also one of the foundations of good fretboard knowledge.
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