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Exercise I've never seen

#41
I, however, must inject a point about context.

In talking about a scale fingering, impracticality is different when it comes to a method of fretting.

Although the exercise is impractical for general use (and I myself would use the more usual form), it CAN be used to better knit together the modes- it's impractical for use BY ITSELF, but not in conjunction with other exercises.

As for the impracticality of a fretting exercise, well, that's a different matter. If it's not practical, it's not practical, and there's no other exercise to tie it into- the impracticality is an absolute.

The argument isn't being used both for and against something- because the two examples in this debate are different contextually.
 
#43
As well as using this scale pattern i use it in fretting for certain songs as it give a better tension and tone to certain lines. I play blues and in using this scale fretting i get much more tension on say a maj 1-3-5-6 line over two strings than i get over three strings if say i started on B at the 7th fret on the E string.

Also in Blues using maj 1 and 3 on the same string gives a better tone in some lines than a maj 1-3 over two strings. Don't forget slides and slurs they work better in some of these situations as well. On the health of your hands its a great thing due to the fact is has stretching, that if you are not using just now, will help your hands by giving them a break from repitition. So it's about maximizing your options in all departments and that can't be a bad thing.

PS. we all break strings so knowing an alternative is good.
 

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