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Part 2 · Reading Positions

First Reading Positions

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Play all 12 etudes in these selected fretboard positions.

Select an etude to open it in the right position. Tick each one as you play it; your ticks are kept in this browser.

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1st Position

  1. Etude in C

    Fixed position · C major scale

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    EFGABCDEFGABCDEFG

  2. Etude in G

    Fixed position · G major scale

    02302302402013023
    EF♯GABCDEF♯GABCDEF♯G

Return to pages four and five to learn about positional major scales. Reading with positional major scale patterns often uses open strings in 1st position.

  1. Etude in D♭

    Pattern 4

    12413413413124124
    FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭

  2. Etude in G♭

    Pattern 2

    12412413413424124
    FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FG♭A♭

2nd Position

  1. Etude in B♭

    Pattern 6

    212412412412423124
    2FGAB♭CDE♭FGAB♭CDE♭FGA

  2. Etude in A

    Pattern 1

    213413413413124134
    2F♯G♯ABC♯DEF♯G♯ABC♯DEF♯G♯A

  3. Etude in D

    Pattern 4

    212413413413124124
    2F♯GABC♯DEF♯GABC♯DEF♯GA

  4. Etude in F

    Pattern 3

    212412412412424124
    2FGAB♭CDEFGAB♭CDEFGA

3rd Position

  1. Etude in E♭

    Pattern 4

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    3GA♭B♭CDE♭FGA♭B♭CDE♭FGA♭B♭

  2. Etude in A♭

    Pattern 2

    312412413413424124
    3GA♭B♭CD♭E♭FGA♭B♭CD♭E♭FGA♭B♭

  3. Etude in B

    Pattern 6

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    3F♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯

  4. Etude in G♭

    Pattern 3

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    3G♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭