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How To Build A Major Scale What Is A Major Scale? What Are The Modes? Warming Up Finger Independence 12 Tone Rows Arpeggios |
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This subject is one of my
personal favorites for guitar playing. Besides being extremely fun to
play, arpeggios, especially extended arpeggios, sound very cool at high
speeds.
By definition, an arpeggio is ‘the sounding of the notes of a chord in rapid succession instead of simultaneously.’ The most basic arpeggio consists of the 1st, 3rd and 5th notes of the scale you are playing the arpeggio in. These are also the same scale degrees for the most basic major or minor chord. Other scale degrees can be added to the basic arpeggio to make an extended arpeggio. An example would be the Major 7th arpeggio which consists of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th degrees of the Major scale. These ‘extensions’ have the ability to bring out the different tonalities of each scale and mode. If this doesn’t make complete sense yet, don’t worry. As we progress through this book you’ll understand how the modes work and which arpeggios to play in each mode. This section is broken down into 2 categories, Major Arpeggios and Minor Arpeggios. Within each section are the basic arpeggios beginning on the 5th and 6th strings as well as their various extensions. |
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| C Major 7th (1,3,5,7) | |
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| C Dominant 7th (1,3,5,b7) | |
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| C Major 6th (1,3,5,6) | |
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***More Major & Minor Arpeggio examples included in book. |
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These patterns can be
played in any position on the guitar. For example, if you wanted to play
a D Major Arpeggio, play the C Major pattern 2 frets higher so you are
starting on the D instead of the C. The same goes for the minor
arpeggios.
To get some other interesting sounding arpeggios, try combining some of these to make other extended variations. To get yourself started, combine the Major 6th arpeggio with the Major 7th arpeggio and combine the Minor 6th arpeggio with the Minor Added 2nd arpeggio. It’s very important to practice these patterns with a metronome. Also, remember to concentrate on your alternate picking. Have Fun!!
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