Hey I wrote quite a lengthy post a few days ago about the CAGED system. I've gone through various tutorials about both the 3 string pattern and CAGED. I'm feeling overwhelmed with the options out there and want to improve my musicianship and understanding.

So my question is how should I practice scales? Which pattern should I focus on? With regards to CAGED, Im doing an excersise where I pick out the root notes for every form, this is helping me learn the fretboard but I'm really confused as to what to practice....I know some theory from playing piano however I'm the sort of person who needs to have a checklist of things to work through and structure when I practice - I'm really struggling with that.

Thanks

I find this page slightly helpful:

http://www.creativeguitarstudio.com/pdf_docs/how_to_practice_scales/how_to_practice_scales.pdf