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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 3:49 pm
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Can anyone help me with the arpeggio?
I am trying to learn how to play them and they are very challenging right now and I'm not sure what to do to make it easier for me.
Anyone have any tips?


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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 7:58 pm
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The arpeggio shapes are just like the shape of the regular scale, excepts the notes that are there are scattered. like in the diatonic major, the arpeggios are most of the notes, but soem are missing. i think technically they are the 7th notes or something like that. the only tip for getting better would be practice


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Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:26 pm
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dimebag.darrell1204 wrote:
The arpeggio shapes are just like the shape of the regular scale, excepts the notes that are there are scattered. like in the diatonic major, the arpeggios are most of the notes, but soem are missing. i think technically they are the 7th notes or something like that. the only tip for getting better would be practice


What? Arpeggios are, by definition, the notes of a chord played in succession instead of simultaneously. Could be any chord though which for some complex jazz chords might be 'regular scale with some notes missing' - but not often.

The best way to learn arpeggios is to learn chord forms and arpeggiate them - simple as that. The details such as alternating or sweep picking will require instruction and practice - as noted. Yngwie uses sweep picked arpeggios all the time.

For basics, start with your basic open chords (E, A, D, C, G) and pluck each note in succession either up or down the six strings. Start slowly (SLOWLY) with alternate picking in one direction until you have that. Then try doing both up and down the six strings. Voila, that is basic arpeggio playing.

Swept arpeggios, on the other hand, require a bit of consideration and practice. You are almost dragging the pick up or down across the strings being arpeggiated. What I mean here is this: hold the pick loosely as you drag it down the six strings. See how the resistance causes the pick to angle and flop over each string - that is the best attack for that direction (and the opposite for going up). Hard to explain without video - but try it - slowly.

The consideration part is about the 'turnarounds' (where you change the direction of the sweeping action). When doing up-down swept arpeggios you have to change the direction of the pick hand. For instance, when doing an open-E from top to bottom to top to bottom (etc.), you would sweep down until you get to the high-E string. Before playing the high-E, you would go below it and sweep up until the low-E string where before playing it you would go above it and sweep down to do a continuous sweeping arpeggio action.

The point here is that you should try this slowly and in time until you get the feel for it. Then slowly increase the tempo to increase the challenge. This is generally good for anything that you are learning - analyze it, play it slowly, get the movements and fingerings down and then push the speed.


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here is a lesson. http://youtube.com/watch?v=V1ctq07wGDc&feature=related


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