Shifting

1. Play these exercises on all strings.

2. When you shift, make sure your
nger is only lightly touching the string.
3. When you shift, make sure your thumb moves along with your hand.

bnn b n

& # #
1

1 1

Chromatic Scale Pattern

& b b b #n # # # # #

1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1 1

2 2 2

2 2 2 2

2 2

2 2

2 2 2

2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
# # # #n#n b n ## n b # b
& #
#

3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

bnn b b

& b n

13

3 3 3 b3 3 3 3 b3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 #4 4 4 4 #4 4 4 4 4
b b nb n
&

17

#4 4 4 4 #4 4 4 4 b 4 n 4 n4 4 b4 4 n4 4 4 4 b4 4 4 4 b4 4 4 4 b4 4 b4 4 4

&

21