This lesson I will be showing you a great way to learn your arpeggios and triads all over the neck. This exercise will help you master chords and arpeggios, but it will also help you develop melodic solos. The key is to memorize formulas and the notes for each arpeggio, scales and chords. This lesson we will be focusing on three-note, triad-type arpeggios, starting with a few of the common types like major, minor and diminished. This method works with any chord type, so be sure to experiment.
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Example 1: Let's begin with an F major triad, which is just (F, A, C) and the formula is just 1, 3, 5. This exercise starts at the first position and moves through all the chord tones, which are just F, A, C. You will notice the pattern is a three note sequence: up three notes, down one note, up three, etc. Practicing this will help you master your triad inversions, create arpeggio shapes across the neck and gain chord tone fluency. I'm using alternate picking throughout, but you could also try playing these using sweep picking.
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Example 2: Ok, let's do the same thing with minor triads. This is an F minor triad (F, Ab, C) and the formula is 1, b3, 5. Be sure when you practice these exercises you say the notes to yourself, this will help you memorize the neck and it will help you construct your own shapes. You might want to follow the fingerings suggested. |
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Example 3: Now let's move to an F diminished (F, Ab, Cb) and the formula is 1, b3, b5. This one has some tricky fingerings in it. I gave you some suggested fingerings you could follow, or you could experiment with your own. |
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Ok, that wraps up our lesson! Be sure to do this with all chord types and be sure to visit
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