One of Many DO-RE-MI‘s [E] [A] [0] [0] [0] [E] * * * * 1 * * * 2 2 * 2 * 3 3 * * * * * * * * * THE C MAJOR SCALE DEPENDS ON BOTH FINGERED NOTES AND OPEN STRINGS. UNLIKE THE 1234 EXERCISE, THIS CAN ONLY BE IN THE FIRST POSTION. MOST OTHER SCALE AND CHORD RESOURCES WE WILL LOOK AT WILL BE OF A MOVABLE KIND. AGAIN. ENGAGE THE FINGERS OF THE LEFT HAND EVENLY. MAINTAIN CURVATURE OF LH FINGERS. WATCH OUT FOR ACCIDENTALLY "CHOKING" AN ADJACENT OPEN STRING. MORE THAN EVER SLOW PRACTICE WILL GENERATE FASTER LONG TERM RESULTS. THE MORE YOU CAN MAKE THIS SOUND MUSICAL, THE BETTER. KEEP THE LH THUMB BEHIND THE FRETBOARD. DROPPING THE WRIST FOR BALANCE WILL HELP YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS OF LETTING OPEN STRINGS RING OUT. SLOW EVEN UP/DOWN PICKING FORCE NOTHING. LET STRETCH DEVELOP NATURALLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIRST MONTH.