The best way to get on top of a piece of music.

[JoeyNaeger]

I usually like to work out fingerings away from the bass before I try to play it. This makes that first run through a bit less cumbersome, and I find I come up with more logical finegrings away from the bass. I usually change some of them, but atleast it gives you something to work with. I also like to break the piece into chunks and tackle them one at a time.