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Monster 4NPS Scale Runs without the Monster Stretches

June 26, 2018October 5, 2018Graham TippettLeave a Comment

I’ve been a huge fan of 4NPS (four-note-per-string) scales ever since I first saw them on the Allan Holdsworth REH DVD back when it was a video cassette in the late 90s. If you’ve ever seen Holdsworth play, you’ll probably … Read more

Fretboard Motion: 3NPS + 4NPS Scales (Part 2)

June 8, 2017January 15, 2019Graham TippettLeave a Comment

In Part 1, we looked at dividing the fretboard up into string pairs in order play horizontally up and down the neck. In Part 2, we take the symmetry idea a little further by creating diagonal patterns across the string … Read more