Is it the scale the guy played in the video on your article? I did try that one on the first day but i didn’t have much luck, I’ve got a little better finger control than I did a few days ago so maybe I should try it again.
Yes. The one with just the whole notes. E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E (then you might just as well play the F and G, seeing as you're there.)
Alternate picking.
When you figure it out, switch to playing it with your middle, ring, and little finger. Then alternate the fingering.
Okay I’ll try again.
No. You will do it. Trying is not enough. Keep at it, even if it takes you five minutes per note.
Trust me. We're also going to try to get you using your pinky quickly. That's going to be one of the hardest things, I suspect.
When you master that, learn the same scale (playing whole notes - it'll be a different shape) on the starting on the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, and 12th fret.
In a few months, you'll just move your fingers without much thought. You will intuitively understand the fretboard. You will have learned to get basic function out of your pinky. And you'll probably be mad at me.
Oh, and no cheating. I don't want you looking online to find out where the whole notes are. I already told you where they are. I want you to figure them out for yourself.
No sharps between B and C and no sharps between E and F.
So, on your fat E string...
E F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E (Which, curiously enough, lands you one octave higher - on the 12th fret.) That's each fret up the first E string. Now, figure out the rest of the fretboard.
;-)
Yeah, I just gave you homework. chuckles
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