Play chromatic scales right, for Christ's sake

[yjmalmsteem]

I have seen this 1-2-3-4 bullshit on at least 4 different sites today. 4 all in one day!

Here is a proper chromatic scale exercise, in the fifth position (yes, fifth; a first-finger stretch to the notes on the fourth fret when ascending, a pinky stretch to fret 9 when descending).

ASCENDING start on low E string:

E-4-5-6-7-8-------------------------------
B---5-6-7-8-------------------------------
G-4-5-6-7-8-------------------------------
D-4-5-6-7-8-------------------------------
A-4-5-6-7-8-------------------------------
E-4-5-6-7-8-------------------------------

DESCENDING start on high E string:

E-9-8-7-6-5--------------------------------------
B-9-8-7-6-5--------------------------------------
G---8-7-6-5--------------------------------------
D-9-8-7-6-5--------------------------------------
A-9-8-7-6-5--------------------------------------
E-9-8-7-6-5--------------------------------------

WORD! Don't say I never did anything for you.

[yjmalmsteem]

And don't be moving that hand over for the notes on the fourth fret. When I say stretch, I mean stretch. Get with the program!

[valvetronix]

or u can just get out of the trap of playing in posistions and do it quite easyer

[yjmalmsteem]

The purpose of the exercise is not to demonstrate playing "in position", in fact, switching between positions instead of stretching the fingers to reach notes that fall outside of a particular position is all part of the position trap.

This exercise is a good finger warmup, and also serves to build finger stretching dexterity. Proper and efficient technique often calls for a finger stretch rather than a complete shift of hand position.

[emixolydian]

valvetronix said:

or u can just get out of the trap of playing in posistions and do it quite easyer

Why play any otherway?

[Don't Fuck With Me]

or u can just get out of the trap of playing in posistions and do it quite easyer

You mean like the way it's easier to bend a string 7/8 of the way instead of getting caught in the trap of playing in tune?

[valvetronix]

emixolydian said:

valvetronix said:

or u can just get out of the trap of playing in posistions and do it quite easyer

Why play any otherway?

Ease of use in a musical peice

Look at pagianni... No one, at least on guitar, would play his chromatic runs liekt hat

[emixolydian]

valvetronix said:

emixolydian said:

Why play any otherway?

Ease of use in a musical peice

Look at pagianni... No one, at least on guitar, would play his chromatic runs liekt hat

The whole point of positions is to make music easier to play on a stringed instrument. If you know you have the notes you need within a span of 4 frets then you don't have to search, and it becomes more automatic. This is especially true when you're sight reading.

[yjmalmsteem]

No one, at least on guitar, would play his chromatic runs liekt hat

It is not a musical piece; it is an exercise for the fingers and the ears. Are you fokkin' numb, or what?

And like Emix says, you have to have certain notes within reach at times. The concept of playing 2 notes simultaneously must have escaped you.

Or are you the dude from JS who says he can play everything with one finger?

[emixolydian]

I'VE BEEN FOUND OUTTT`

[valvetronix]

yjmalmsteem said:

No one, at least on guitar, would play his chromatic runs liekt hat

It is not a musical piece; it is an exercise for the fingers and the ears. Are you fokkin' numb, or what?

And like Emix says, you have to have certain notes within reach at times. The concept of playing 2 notes simultaneously must have escaped you.

Or are you the dude from JS who says he can play everything with one finger?

Or you cant read?

I was talking about Pagianni movements.



Such hostility

[yjmalmsteem]

There is no hostility. But there is bewilderment.

I would wager a pretty penny that Mr. Emix is capable of playing three-part harmonies, as evidenced by his intelligent and easily substantiated comments above. It is clear that he is, or will be, a competent and capable musician.

But it is puzzles and bewilders me that some who cannot even bend a string in tune is so quick to offer critique of an exercise that is a long-standing staple of the Berklee curriculum.

I am your God and I command you to go practice your bends! The fokking fury may be securely leashed at present, but it is still within arms reach!

[valvetronix]

yjmalmsteem said:

There is no hostility. But there is bewilderment.

I would wager a pretty penny that Mr. Emix is capable of playing three-part harmonies, as evidenced by his intelligent and easily substantiated comments above. It is clear that he is, or will be, a competent and capable musician.

But it is puzzles and bewilders me that some who cannot even bend a string in tune is so quick to offer critique of an exercise that is a long-standing staple of the Berklee curriculum.

I am your God and I command you to go practice your bends! The fokking fury may be securely leashed at present, but it is still within arms reach!

Ahahahahahaha

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Ahahahahahahahaa

[emixolydian]

rofl.

im crying. I cant tell if I was just insulted or not, but its still funny.

[Don't Fuck With Me]

.....Pagianni movements

WTF is a "Pagianni"? Is that some of that newfangled theoretical nomenclature?

At first I thought you may be referring to composer Nicolo Paganini, but a knowledgeable perfectionist like yourself surely would not commit such a blatant error in spelling syllables phonetically..