Three-Notes-Per-String Position Sweep

Climbing the Neck in Positions

The three-notes-per-string system gives a mode seven positions, each anchored on the next scale degree. Practising them in order — a sweep — builds a map of the whole neck.

We sweep three adjacent positions at a time. The full seven-position run covers sixteen frets at once, which is too much to absorb in one go.

G Major — Position 1

Start with position 1 of G major in the 3NPS system.

Sweep Positions 1 → 2 → 3

• Play position 1, then 2, then 3 without stopping
• Each position climbs higher up the neck on the same scale
• Notice how the last notes of one position set up the next