Two Original Perpetual Motion Exercises
Scott Tichenor
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 D7      Ddim      C7      Cdim      Bb7     Bbdim     Ab7     Abdim 

--5-2---------1-4-|-3-0-----------2-|-1-------------0-|-----------------|
------5-3-2-5-----|-----3-1-0-3-6---|---5-1-----1-4---|-6-3---------2-5-|
------------------|-----------------|-------6-5-------|-----6-4-3-6-----|
------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_|
                                      

<--the following six measures are the perpetual section-->

  Gb7     Gbdim     E7      Edim      D7        Ddim    C7      Cdim

------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
o-4-1---------0-3-|-2-------------1-|-0---------------|-----------------|
o-----4-2-1-4-----|---6-2-0---2-5---|---4-0-----0-3-6-|-5-2---------1-4-|
------------------|---------6-------|-------5-4-------|-----5-3-2-5-----|
  |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_|
  2 1 3 2 1 3 0 2   1 4 1 0 4 1 3 1   0 2 0 3 2 0 2 4   3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3
                         
  Bb7     Bbdim     Ab7     Abdim

----------------0-|-----------------||
------1*----1-4---|-6-3---------2-5-o|
--3-0---6-5-------|-----6-4-3-6-----o|
------------------|-----------------||
  |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_| 
  3 0 1 4 3 1 3     4 2 4 3 2 4 1 3 <--recommended fingerings


* On this Bb we transition up an octave to complete the pattern.
  While there are a couple of spots where one could made a
  transition, this note followed an open string which made it a
  smooth change. 



  C#7     C#dim     B7      Bdim      A7      Adim      G7      Gdim 

--4-1---------0-3-|-2-------------1-|-0---------------|-----------------|
------4-2-1-4-----|---6-2-0---2-5---|---4-0-----0-3-6-|-5-2---------1-4-|
------------------|---------6-------|-------5-4-------|-----5-3-2-5-----|
------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_|
                                      

<--the following six measures are the perpetual section-->

  F7      Fdim      D#7      D#dim    C#7     C#dim     B7      Bdim

------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
o-3-0-----------2-|-1-------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|
o-----3-1-0-3-6---|---5-1-----1-4---|-6-3---------2-5-|-4-1---------0-3-|
------------------|-------6-5-------|-----6-4-3-6-----|-----4-2-1-4-----|
  |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_|
  2 0 2 1 0 2 4 2   1 3 1 4 3 1 3 0   4 2 4 3 2 4 1 3   2 1 3 2 1 3 0 2
                         
  A7      Adim      G7      Gdim

------------------|-----------------||
------------0-3-6-|-5-2---------1-4-o|
--2-------4*------|-----5-3-2-5-----o|
----6-2-0---------|-----------------||
  |_|_|_| |_|_|_|   |_|_|_| |_|_|_| 
  1 4 1 4 2 0 2 4   3 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 <--recommended fingerings

* On this F# we transition up an octave to complete the pattern.

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