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billiumbean:
The Mixolydian scale is my favorite so far.  At pattern 0 in the C chord progression, it goes a little like this:


e | ------------------------------0-1-3-- |
B | --------------------------1-3-------- |
G | --------------------0-2-3------------ |
D | --------------0-2-3------------------ |
A | --------0-1-3------------------------ |
E | --0-1-3------------------------------ |

ledhendrix:
This was an exercise I was taught to help train your fingers. It repeats but the next time it goes round it starts 2-1-3-4, 2-1-4-3 then next time 3-1-2-4 etc.

e | ----------------------------------------------------------1-4-3-2-- |
B | -----------------------------------------------1-4-2-3------------- |
G | ------------------------------------1-3-4-2------------------------ |
D | -------------------------1-3-2-4----------------------------------- |
A | --------------1-2-4-3---------------------------------------------- |
E | ---1-2-3-4----------------------------------------------------------|

A Wet Helmet:
Here's one of my practice tricks--

To the greatest extent possible (meaning I certainly wouldn't be able to practice, say, shred techniques or much that has a lot of notes above fret 15) I try to learn and practice everything on a big old clunky accoustic--and I finger pick it.

I find that once I can play something with a fair degree of competency that way, moving to one of my electrics makes it SOOOO easy play.   My playing ability has improved tremendously since I put the picks down.  To the point that sometimes I feel hindered when I use one.

Thrillho:
Learning everything on acoustic = win. Makes your hands SO much stronger.

Nodaisho:
Is that from string weight, or some other factor? I'm asking because I currently have 11s on my LP (and no, I haven't gotten tired of saying "these strings go to eleven"), so I'm wondering how much additional benefit there would be to using the acoustic with 12s on it.

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