Beginners Notes #161-Ascending Movement Ideas

Dick Sexton · From: Greenville, Ohio

Beginners Notes #161-Ascending Movement Ideas

(_) = Alternate Chord
Notice how a couple of these move around or against a single note. This is not a new thing. But it
can be powerful when used in the right place at the right time. Find that place and time. Make it yours…
1_____________________:______________________:__________________________
2_____________________:______________________:__________________________
3_____________________:______________________:__________________________
4_____________________:____5__4__3__1F_______:___5__5__3__3___(4F)__5___
5____________(2)__3 ___:_____________1___5~~__:_________________________
6___3__3B__4B(2)__3 ___:__________3______5~~__:_________3__3B__(4B)__5__
7______3___4__________:_______4______________:_________________________
8___3_________________:____5_________________:___5__5F_________________
9_____________________:______________________:_________________________
10____________________:______________________:_________________________

This is some fun stuff: Look at how they lay out on the neck physically (the patterns).
Also note: These runs can be started anywhere along the run and stopped likewise, then paused
along the run anywhere for accent and or expression. Try playing 3 notes then pause… Or four
notes then pause… A different feel. Explore the possibilities.
1___________________________________________________________________________
2___________________________________________________________________________
3_______________________________________________________________5B__5--3_____
4___________________________________________________5___6___7____________5~_
5_____________________________4__5__4___5___6___7___5A__6A__7A__5A__5--3_____
6_________________3__4__5__5B_______4B__5B__6B__7B_______________________5~_
7_______________4____________________________________________________________
8_______3__4__5______________________________________________________________
9_____4______________________________________________________________________
10__5________________________________________________________________________

Play with them, move them, change them and find what you can that will be useful to you.
Discover that next great lick or run, these might trigger that idea.
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2_______________________________________________________________________________
3____________________________________________________________________________10_
4___________________________________________________________________10___12_____
5________________________________4__5__4A__5A__8__10__9A__10A__12A__10A__12A_10_
6_______________________4__5__5B_______4B__5B__8__10__9B__10B__12B______________
7__________________4__5_________________________________________________________
8_____________4__5______________________________________________________________
9_____3__4__5___________________________________________________________________
10__5___________________________________________________________________________

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