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Exercises for the Key of G
Exercises for the Key of D
Exercises for the Key of C
Exercises for the Key of A
Exercises For The Key of F
Exercises for the Key of Bb
Exercises for the Key of Eb
Exercises for the Key of E
Exercises for the Key of B
Exercises for the Key of F#
Exercises for the Key of Ab
Exercises for the Key of Db

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Exercises for the Key of A

Scale:        1  2  3  4  5  6  7 

              A  B  C# D  E  F# G#

                          3^rd     5^th     7^th     9^th         12^th        15^th  

Fret Board:   D---+---E---+---F#--+---G#--A---+---B---+---C#--D---+---E---+---F#

              B---+---C#--D---+---E---+---F#--+---G#--A---+---B---+---C#--D---+

              |---G#--A---+---B---+---C#--D---+---E---+---F#--+---G#--A---+---B

              D---+---E---+---F#--+---G#--A---+---B---+---C#--D---+---E---+---F#

              B---+---C#--D---+---E---+---F#--+---G#--A---+---B---+---C#--D---+

              |---G#--A---+---B---+---C#--D---+---E---+---F#--+---G#--A---+---B

                                         IV       V                   I  

              4---+---5---+---6---+---7---1---+---2---+---3---4---+---5---+---6

              2---+---3---4---+---5---+---6---+---7---1---+---2---+---3---4---+

              |---7---1---+---2---+---3---4---+---5---+---6---+---7---1---+---2

              4---+---5---+---6---+---7---1---+---2---+---3---4---+---5---+---6

              2---+---3---4---+---5---+---6---+---7---1---+---2---+---3---4---+

              |---7---1---+---2---+---3---4---+---5---+---6---+---7---1---+---2

Open                             IV     V                            -I         I-      

        2^rd               5^th     7^th   9^th                  12^th     14^th      14^th     

4---+---5---+---6     6---+---7---1     2---+---3---4     3---4---+---5     +---5---+---6

2---+---3---4---+     +---5---+---6     7---1---+---2     +---2---+---3     +---3---4---+

|---7---1---+---2     2---+---3---4     5---+---6---+     6---+---7---1     7---1---+---2

4---+---5---+---6     6---+---7---1     2---+---3---4     3---4---+---5     +---5---+---6

2---+---3---4---+     +---5---+---6     7---1---+---2     +---2---+---3     +---3---4---+

|---7---1---+---2     2---+---3---4     5---+---6---+     6---+---7---1     7---1---+---2

Open  A (1, 6) - from 6\2:

 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1 

-------------------------------0--2--4--2--0--------------------------------

-------------------------0--2-----------------2--0--------------------------

-------------------1--2-----------------------------2--1--------------------

----------0--2--4-----------------------------------------4--2--0-----------

----0--2-----------------------------------------------------------2--0-----

-2-----------------------------------------------------------------------2—-

The following exercise proposes a mini-shift to the IV position to avoid consecutive closed moves on the first string.

Open, IV  A (1, 6) - from 6\2:

 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1 

|                       |                       |                       |  

-------------------------------0-----4-----0--------------------------------

-------------------------0--2-----5-----5-----2--0--------------------------

-------------------1--2-----------------------------2--1--------------------

----------0--2--4-----------------------------------------4--2--0-----------

----0--2-----------------------------------------------------------2--0-----

-2-----------------------------------------------------------------------2—-

Melodic A (1, 6) - from 6\2:

 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1 

-------------------------------0-----4-----0--------------------------------

-------------------------0--------5-----5--------0--------------------------

----------------------------6-----------------6-----------------------------

----------0--------6--7-----------------------------7--6--------0-----------

----0--------5--7-----------------------------------------7--5--------0-----

-2-----6-----------------------------------------------------------6-----2—-

Open  A (1, 6) - from 3\2 upward:

 1  2  3  4  5  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1 

----------0--2--4--2--0-----------------------------------------------------

----0--2-----------------2--0-----------------------------------------------

-2-----------------------------2--1-----------------------------------1--2--

-------------------------------------4--2--0-----------------0--2--4--------

----------------------------------------------2--0-----0--2-----------------

----------------------------------------------------2-----------------------

Melodic A (1, 6) - from 4\7 upward:

 1  2  3  4  5  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1 

----------0-----4-----0-----------------------------------------------------

----0--------5-----5--------0-----------------------------------------------

-------6-----------------6--------------------------------------------------

-7-----------------------------7--6---------0----------------0--------6--7--

-------------------------------------7--5--------0-----0--------5--7--------

----------------------------------------------6-----2-----6-----------------

Open  A (1, 6) - from 3\2 downward:

 1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  5  4  3  2  1 

----------------------------------------------------0--2--4--2--0-----------

----------------------------------------------0--2-----------------2--0-----

-2--1-----------------------------------1--2-----------------------------2--

-------4--2--0-----------------0--2--4--------------------------------------

----------------2--0-----0--2-----------------------------------------------

----------------------2-----------------------------------------------------

Melodic A (1, 6) - from 4\7 downward:

 1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  5  4  3  2  1 

----------------------------------------------------0-----4-----0-----------

----------------------------------------------0--------5-----5--------0-----

-------------------------------------------------6-----------------6--------

-7--6---------0----------------0--------6--7-----------------------------7--

-------7--5--------0-----0--------5--7--------------------------------------

----------------6-----2-----6-----------------------------------------------

Variations:

The following 2 variations would use a mini-shift to position IV, as described above.

Open, IV  A (1, 6) - from 3\2 downward.

Open, IV  A (1, 6) - from 3\2 upward.

Open  A  (7, 5) - from 3\2 downward.

Melodic  A  (7, 5) - from 4\7 downward.

Open  A  (7, 5) - from 3\2 upward.

Melodic  A  (7, 5) -from 4\7 upward.

Open  A  (7, 5) - from 6\2 downward.

Melodic  A  (7, 5) - from 6\2 downward.

Open  A  (7, 5) - from 6\2 upward.

Melodic  A  (7, 5) -from 6\2 upward.  

2 Octave A - from 6\2:

 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1 

-------------------------------0--------6--7--6--------0--------------------------------

-------------------------0--2-----5--7-----------7--5-----2--0--------------------------

-------------------1--2-----------------------------------------2--1--------------------

----------0--2--4-----------------------------------------------------4--2--0-----------

----0--2-----------------------------------------------------------------------2--0-----

-2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2—-

2 Octave Melodic A - from 6\2:

 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1 

-------------------------------0--------6--7--6--------0--------------------------------

-------------------------0--------5--7-----------7--5--------0--------------------------

----------------------------6-----------------------------6-----------------------------

----------0--------6--7-----------------------------------------7--6--------0-----------

----0--------5--7-----------------------------------------------------7--5--------0-----

-2-----6-----------------------------------------------------------------------6-----2—-

2 Octave A - from 1\7:

 1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1 

-7--6--------0-----------------------------------------------------------0--------6--7--

-------7--5-----2--0-----------------------------------------------0--2-----5--7--------

----------------------2--1-----------------------------------1--2-----------------------

----------------------------4--2--0-----------------0--2--4-----------------------------

-------------------------------------2--0-----0--2--------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------2--------------------------------------------

2 Octave Melodic A - from 1\7:

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