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​Learn and Memorize Scales

STEP TWO - Up One - Down the Next (Ascending)
The next step is to start combining things in ways you may not be used to. This is great for being able to see the fretboard all over the place, which allows for all kinds of freedom to play all over the place.

Starting on the low open E string, you'll go up that E Phrygian shape, then down the F Lydian shape. Up the next shape, down the next. You'll follow this process until you've climbed a full octave.
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Just like with memorizing the individual shapes, it's best to memorize small portions at a time instead of everything all at once. 

Start with the first two bars, then add just one more bar as you continue to memorize everything. In other words, start by memorizing the first two bars, then memorize one additional bar in order to progress.
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