Extend to the Ends of the Fretboard

This entry is part 18 of 24 in the series The Fundamental Mandolin Framework

How To Extend The One String Scale To The Ends Of The Fretboard

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-How to take the one-string major scale and extend it across the entire length of the fretboard so you can improvise, jam, and play chords and scales across the entire guitar neck, and not just in one spot

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Watch the video to learn how to “extend” the one string major scale past “one octave”, all the way to the edges of the fretboard. Hint: as soon as you arrive back to 1* (the octave of 1), continue moving “up” (in pitch) along the G string by following the same “number pattern” from the one string scale formula, until you run out of frets.
Start on 3rd fret on the low G string (fat string), follow the one string scale formula to play a one string scale along the G string (remember to SAY the NUMBERS out loud as you play them).
Next, when you reach the octave of your starting note (1*) don’t stop. Instead, continue to follow the one string scale formula until you run out of frets.
Then, start on the number you left off on and play the one string scale in reverse. Remember to say each number aloud as you descend in pitch. When you reach your starting note (note 1), don’t stop. Instead, continue to follow the one string scale formula, moving “down” in pitch (away from your body) – saying the NUMBERS of the scale out loud as you play them – until you run out of frets. Practice this step until you get the hang of it without having to read the instructions for step 2.
Repeat step 2 but change the key (start on a different note and simply repeat step 2). Do this for at least two additional keys: A Major (starting on the 2nd fret), and B Major (starting on the 1st fret). Remember to play all the way “up” the fretboard until you run out of frets, and then back “down” the fretboard, again, until you run out of frets. Move on when you’re reasonably comfortable extending the one string major scale to the “ends” of your fretboard, from any starting note.