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dlwalke
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dlwalke
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03/26/2019 12:53 am

Well, I'm really getting ahead of myself with this question (I'm just transitioning now from GF1 to GF2) so maybe this doesn't even make sense, but I can't help that my curiousity sometimes outpaces my current skill level. My question is, if you are playing in a box, solo-ing over a chord, when the chord changes, is it more common/advisable to stay in the same box (finger position) and just start emphasizing different notes, or alternatively, to move to a different box of the same scale - perhaps one where the tonic note of the new chord is on the 5th or 6th string. For the purposes of this question, I'm assuming that one is not shifting to a different scale altogether (one with different notes) although I gather that is also often done.

edit: I guess the question is "Is it better to stay in the same box if you have all of the same notes available as any other box, or is advantageous to be in a box where the tonic note of the chord is down on the 6th string or the 1st couple fingers of the 5th string." Not sure if that clarifies my question or confuses it.