Comments on: That Other Minor Scale: Melodic Minor Scale Fingerings for Guitar http://fretterverse.com/2010/02/01/that-other-minor-scale-melodic-minor-scale-fingerings-for-guitar/ For the Love of All Things Guitar Wed, 02 May 2012 14:25:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Rolland http://fretterverse.com/2010/02/01/that-other-minor-scale-melodic-minor-scale-fingerings-for-guitar/comment-page-1/#comment-2138 Rolland Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:05:58 +0000 http://fretterverse.com/?p=697#comment-2138 Ooops... Position 2 on the 4th string....Sorry.. Ooops…
Position 2 on the 4th string….Sorry..

]]> By: Rolland http://fretterverse.com/2010/02/01/that-other-minor-scale-melodic-minor-scale-fingerings-for-guitar/comment-page-1/#comment-2137 Rolland Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:04:41 +0000 http://fretterverse.com/?p=697#comment-2137 Great article Josh. I studied music theory for a few years, and they drum that ascending, and decending melodic minor, I have never found a credible use ouside the are of classical music. Do you know of any jazz examples??? Also.. I derived my own fingerings, which is to play the major scale with a lowered 3rd. I found if you use Jimmy's fingerings for the 5 shapes the only fingering you have to change is on the string that contains the tonic. Then you have to play 4 notes per string. Example. 7,1,2,b3rd. on one string. position 7 this occurs on the 1st and 6th string position 2 on the 3rd string position 3 on the 2nd string position 5 on the 5th string position 6 on the 3rd string. Using those fingerings got me ready to tackle the diminshed PC as well, which uses those same type 4 notes per fret fingering. I find your fingerings facinating, and will beging incorporating in my practice routine as well. Thanks for posting. Great article Josh. I studied music theory for a few years, and they drum that ascending, and decending melodic minor, I have never found a credible use ouside the are of classical music. Do you know of any jazz examples???

Also..
I derived my own fingerings, which is to play the major scale with a lowered 3rd. I found if you use Jimmy’s fingerings for the 5 shapes the only fingering you have to change is on the string that contains the tonic. Then you have to play 4 notes per string.
Example.
7,1,2,b3rd. on one string.

position 7 this occurs on the 1st and 6th string
position 2 on the 3rd string
position 3 on the 2nd string
position 5 on the 5th string
position 6 on the 3rd string.

Using those fingerings got me ready to tackle the diminshed PC as well, which uses those same type 4 notes per fret fingering.

I find your fingerings facinating, and will beging incorporating in my practice routine as well.

Thanks for posting.

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