Left Hand Technique - Guitar Chromatic Scales

Hello ,

here some useful exercise with TABS

for the classical guitar left hand technique.

here for Guitar Chromatic Scales


You can find also ispiration and useful advice

at my guitar website Classical Guitar Video

at this link :

https://www.classicalguitarvideo.com/teachpag/lefthand.html




It is very important 

to have precise plan for each left hand technique

exactly as you do for the various right hand techniques

( as TREMOLO , Rasgueado , arpeggio and more )


for the left hand 


it could be Barrée , Vibrato , Legato ( slurs , hammer on / pull off )


but the most important thing if you are a beginner
or if you start to playing again after
a few yers or many years

are Scales . Scales scales scales !


So we start with chromatic scales



If you are abeginner in this page some guitar exercise with tabs

If you are out of shape I raccomend you also

 my Segovia Scales page of this Blog :


Segovia Scales ( English )

Segovia Scales ( Italian )


                                         
                                               CHROMATIC SCALES by Daniele Magli



first scale :

at V position with index ( 1 ) at five fret play it and then
medium left hand finger at six , anular (finger number 3 ) at seven
and little finger number 4 at the 8 fret… but don't remove finger
until you are done with the first string and so on tll 6th string


e______5__6__7___8____________________________________
b____________________5___6___7___8____________________
g_____________________________________5___6__7___8____
d____________________________________________________
a____________________________________________________
e____________________________________________________

e_______________________________________________________

b_______________________________________________________

g_______________________________________________________

d___5___6____7___8______________________________________

a______________________5___6___7___8____________________

e________________________________________5_6___7__8_____

this may seems easy but this chromatic scales in V° posotion

is the bases the technical foundations

 on which you will then build

your left hand guitar technique

on how you make this scale - slowy and cleanly - it depends 

your fate as guitarist and all your future for every style you will play.

( it is a little exaggerated but true : ) )

Second Scales :

I call it "The Spider " because your left hand seems

 like a spider when it goes a little fast… 

but be patient at the beginning play slowly for a few days.

The Spider ( from Daniele Magli Guitar Method / scales )

Always start at five fret, the V° position

 ( the perfect position in my opinion )

start with Index ( finger number one )

and then play it with your right hand

 and then anular at the eight 8 fret

of your guitar, remove your ring finger from 8 and

press the medium ( 2 ) at the sixth fret  

without ever detaching your index number 1 finger from the

V fret . You can detache index only at the end of the string

here is the not easy movement of my Spider exercise :

the little finger ( 4 ) goes down to the eight fret

without detaching the index and medium fingers

from the frets but

keeping the ring/anular ( 3 ) finger high

( be patient at the beginning the left hand middle finger rises

or the ring finger falls … try and try )

the play the same all the strings :

The Spider 

e____5____7____6___8______________________________

b_______________________5__7__6__8_________________

g______________________________________5__7__6___8___

d____________________________________________________

a____________________________________________________

e____________________________________________________

e____________________________________________________

b____________________________________________________

g____________________________________________________

d____5__7__6__8__________________________________

a_________________5__7__6__8_____________________

e_______________________________5___7___6__8_________

Third guitar scale , along the fretboard - fingerbaord

just like the first scale in a chromatic way ( every frets) 

but whe you arrive at the little finger 4,  brings the index (1)

by sliding ( portamento ) a fret forward and starts again till 12 fret.

e___1___2___3___4__portamento___5___6__7___8__portamento

b____________________________________________________

g____________________________________________________

d____________________________________________________

a____________________________________________________

e____________________________________________________

e___9_10_11_12_from here don't go back but start from secon string

b____________________________________________________

g____________________________________________________

d____________________________________________________

a____________________________________________________

e____________________________________________________

the same for second string and all the strings

e____________________________________________________

b___1__2__3___4_____5___6___7___8___9__10__11__12____

g____________________________________________________

d____________________________________________________

a____________________________________________________

e____________________________________________________

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                                        Daniele Magli presents The Segovia Scales 

                                               

At a more advanced level you can start the major and minor scales
starting from this model transportable along the entire fingerboard


Scales

LH is for Left Hand fingers
1 is index , 2 is medium , 3 is ring finger , 4 is little finger

 C major

e__________________________________________________

b__________________________________________________

g________________________________2______4__________

d______________2____3_____5________________________

a___3____5_________________________________________

e__________________________________________________
LH   2       4          1         2           4           1            3

e_________________________________5____7____8______

b___________________5__6____8______________________

g______5_____7_____________________________________

d__________________________________________________

a__________________________________________________

e__________________________________________________

              1           3           1    2        4         1          3      4

e____(8)____7____5___________________________________

b_____________________8_____6____5__________________

g_____________________________________7_____5_______

d___________________________________________________

a____________________________________________________

e____________________________________________________

         (4 )       3        1          4          2         1        3         1

e________________________________________________

b________________________________________________

g_____4_____2____________________________________

d________________5____3____2_____________________

a________________________________5_____3__________

e_________________________________________________

            3         1         4        2       1          4          2

transportable model - try this model two frets onward for D major

and now the first minor scale :



C minor

e______________________________________________________
b______________________________________________________
g______________________________________________________
d____________________3____5_______7_____9_____10_______
a____3_____5____6______________________________________
e____________________________________________________
LH    1          3        4         1        3              1          3           4

e_________________________________7____8__________

b_____________________8____10_____________________

g____7____8____10_________________________________

d_________________________________________________

a_________________________________________________

e__________________________________________________

          1        2         4          2          4          1          2



for the return the left hand is stopped in third position


e_____6____4___3_____________________________

b___________________6___4___3________________

g_______________________________5____3_______

d____________________________________________

a____________________________________________

e____________________________________________

          4        2       1       4        2      1      3          1

e_______________________________________________

b_______________________________________________

g_______________________________________________

d_____6_____5____3______________________________

a______________________6______5_____3___________

e_______________________________________________

            4          3        1          4           3           1


also C minor is a transportable model .

Try this model one fret onward for C # minor
and two frets onward for D minor