EXAMPLE 4 FINGERINGS FOR ALTERED SCALE

There are almost as many fingering choices for scales as there are players playing them, but here is a pair of good ones to get us started. You should notice that both of these fingerings begin and end on the root. This is, of course, a teaching device only. Once you’ve developed some fluency with the basic shapes you should explore entering and exiting each scale from multiple locations, not just the root.