Tony,

If you want an exercise using Fret Logic, give this a try. Go to iTunes and play BB King's I Got Some Help I Don't Need or The Thrill Is Gone. Both my versions play in B minor pentatonic. Take the G scale form (pg. 15) starting on fret 7 (B) (white colored note) and just jam with the scale form. Notes on the D and E strings are great for bending. Then - and here is the genius of the book, Try using lead pattern 2 starting with the highest note on the E string (#15 in my book on page 22) at the 7th fret also and use all of that pattern as well. This will give you some idea of the power of the forms and lead patterns. After a while it kind of becomes automatic and is lots of fun to take songs like this and jam with.
Hope that helps a little. Keep practicing. :0)

scales wont calculate with my mind....

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riley

Cambo:

Thanks for the advice. Actually that kind of smooth flowing movement across the fretboard is my eventual goal (outside my ability for now but I am coming along). I just started playing very recently and although the arthritis in my hands slows me down, I think I more than make up for that with determination. By the way, the scale forms on page 14 and 15 of the book are what I had already learned from a DVD called Monster Guitar Method by John Doyle so they were a welcome site. It let me know that I was on the right track. Thanks again for the help.

Tony

Tony,

Yes I think you are certainly on the right path. I also understand the arthritis thing. I started playing again after a 40 year layoff. (my ex-wife hated music).
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I have been back about 3 1/2 years now and started with Fretboard Logic. Glad I did. For my arthritis, I bought a set of the chinese steel balls they sell in the gift shops and before I play, I roll them around in my hands for about 10-15 min and it really helps. It is accu-pressure. Don't squeeze them hard but roll a pair in your hand. They come in different diameters and I like the smaller ones best. I know several guitar players who also use them.

Combo,

I have a couple sets of the chinese balls myself. I also have a set of simple finger warm up exercises that I do each day. You know the 1234, 1242 type patterns. I also pick a very simple little tune like Ode to Joy or a easy scale pattern and play it repeatedly, starting at 60 BPM and going to about 250 bpm. Really gets the fingers limbered up and ready to go.

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Tony

Looks like you certainly got it figured out. Good thing for me that my jam tracks only go to 160 or my fingers might fall off :0)