March 03, 2006
Learn-Guitar-Online! The free, monthly guitar e-zine dedicated to helping you be the guitar player you want to be.
October 31, 2005
In the last issue we started a discussion of arpeggios with the major triad. As I said in the last issue there are only a few shapes that you have to memorize. I gave you the most basic shape last month. Here are the next set of the shapes for the major arpeggio.
Once again these are all examples of a C major arpeggio.
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----8----12----------
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--3---7---------
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---10---14----------
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Again we have to adjust for the tuning between the 2nd and 3rd strings
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---5---9---------
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In the next issue we will learn the last set of fingerings for the major arpeggios. Until then learn these shapes and continue practice the arpeggios from last month.
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To you guitar playing success,
Bob