Pentatonic sequence pattern fingerings

[TrakaVobla]

Hi, I was i was wondering witch fingerings would be the best when playing pentatonic scale`s all 5 boxes in sequences of 4. 1,2,3,4 2,3,4,5...
The best fingering for minor pentatonic first box when playing this sequence to me apperad to be when ascending -
1,4,1,3
4,1,3,1
1,3,1,3
2,1,3,1
1,3,1,3
2,1,3,1
1,3,1,4
3,1,4,1
1,4,1,4
But i quite can`t figure out which ones would be the best for the rest of thes boxes.

[JakeAcci]

My approach is to find the fingering that involves the least amount of wrist-shifting. That generally means one finger per each fret, so if you're at the 8th fret that may mean the first finger on the 8th fret, second finger on the 9th, third finger on 10th, etc. Occasionally you have to work with a stretch that pulls you out of position. Think of a stretch as easier reaching with your index finger for that one note only, or your pinky. You don't have to shift position entirely for that string, just for the one note that is out of position.

[Silence]

I thought about this when I was starting to practice sequencing with pentatonics. Ultimately, I ended up doing what was most comfortable for my fingers. That didn't mean that the ways I chose to finger them were "easy" so to speak, just easier than doing something like a finger per fret rule.

If I am just going from bottom to top/top to bottom, I will usually do a finger per fret. The only shape this doesn't really work for is the shape starting on the 4th degree of the minor pentatonic. If I am not doing that, I will try and use just my 1st and 3rd fingers.

It came down to getting a sound I enjoyed much more vs being economical. Almost anything you practice slow enough will be able to be played fast.