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How to Play Major & Minor Arpeggios on Guitar (Patreon)

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2022-05-18 00:37:48
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2023-07

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Hello friends,

Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. Today, let's continue our study of arpeggios and learn the theory and technique behind the basic major and minor varieties. With each pattern mastered, we'll then learn to transpose them across the fretboard to imply popular chord progressions. Let's get started! -Rob

P.S. When it comes to soloing, what has been your greatest challenge? Is there a particular concept that you find to be super confusing? Let me know in the comments below. Thanks!

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How to Play Arpeggios on Guitar - Major & Minor Theory + Exercises!

How to Play Arpeggios on Guitar! Enjoy this tutorial with printable tabs + Guitar Pro at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66562480 Hello friends, Welcome back to Swiftlessons for another lead guitar tutorial. Today, let's continue our study of arpeggios and learn the theory and technique behind the basic major and minor varieties. With each pattern mastered, we'll then learn to transpose them across the fretboard to imply popular chord progressions. Let's get started! -Rob Navigation: 0:00 - Introduction 0:30 - Section #1 - Major Arpeggio 2:38 - 1.4.5 Exercise 3:30 - Section #2 - Minor Arpeggio 4:40 - 1.6.4.5 Exercise 5:40 - 1.6.4.m4.5 Exercise 7:15 - Final Thoughts ___________________________________________________________________ Links: Bonus Resources - http://Patreon.com/Swiftlessons Request a song at: http://swiftguitar.com/request Facebook: http://facebook.com/swiftguitarlessons Instagram: https://instagram.com/swiftguitarlessons Twitter: https://twitter.com/swiftlessons

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Anonymous

I was curious about why you use the fingering illustrated for arpeggios? I am not picking.. just curious... My hand seems to want to follow the chord shape for major arpeggios all the way to the high E string. I didn't know whether that is a bad fingering idea and i should invest time changing my habit. The minor arpeggio makes more sense for the flatted 3rd on the low E... thx

Anonymous

Agreed - why not go back to the B on the 2nd fret of the A?

Anonymous

My greatest challenge so far with soloing is phrasing

swiftlessons
>>84112415

The topic of phrasing is something I need to cover. Some tips that I have found useful: 1. Practicing singing or scatting along with your lines. 2. Study the solos of horn players, who tend to make better use of space due to needing breaks to breath. 3. Compose original solos over common progressions, you'll find the best parts of each ready made solo will start to blend together in surprising ways.

Anonymous

As always a great lesson Rob. I think the hardest thing for me as still very much a beginner has been to take all the various lessons on soloing and applying them in a way that makes sense to bring it all together. Should one start on the pentatonic scale to introduce soloing or is there a certain scale to master? This isn't a critique of this or any lesson, just trying to think of soloing as a whole. That fret board is daunting sometimes! P.S. I love the guitar! Great sound.

Anonymous

Thanks Rob. I really appreciate the tips and all the lessons you put out

swiftlessons
>>84110539

Hey Ian, good question. As an exercise, I prefer to play the major 3 on the low E string so that I can get that good stretch. Now, in terms of utility, both are options are fine. If I decide to add the dominant 7 found on the 3rd fret D string, then I will certainly perform the major 3rd on the A string 2nd fret.

Anonymous
>>84110539

I was hoping it was something like that ... the major stretch on the low E is a nice one.. and I am sure it doesn't hurt to know numerous ways to finger the same notes... seems to always reveal things.. thanks.

swiftlessons
>>84112066

Hey Christy, I just replied to Ian's comment for your reference. It's really a matter of preference, but personally I always have such terrible stiffness in my wrist and pinky finger, performing the major arpeggio as described here helps to alleviate that issue. I also like how this positioning overlaps with the major scale played with 3 notes per string.

Anonymous

You have opened many doors!! Thanks

Anonymous

Hi Rob, is there a typical part of solo that arpeggio is more suited for, i.e. in a 12 bar blues, maybe at the start or on the 5 chord/ before the turnaround, or on a 7th chord to highlight the use of that note? Or to phrase the question another way, do you have a method when you improvise to help arpeggios not sound over-used, i.e. that makes the most musical sense?

Anonymous

I love your teaching style. Very easy to follow. Thanks!

Anonymous
>>84112066

No way I could ever stretch from 3 to 7 even on my best day. I think the way better way is to go from G to B on the 2d fret.

Anonymous

Good day Rob! Happy Saturday to you Sir! I just joined your ecosystem! I have played mainly chords all my life, and people genuinely love how I play. I get invited here and there, and I too enjoy playing. However, I just recently realized that I want to understand the depth of guitar and play SOLOs, yet SOLOs. I can start for this new lesson of yours, but I am sure there are many past lessons that are CERTAINLY the ideal start for me. Please share your thoughts!

Anonymous

Can you explain what a parallel chord is in a progression?

swiftlessons
>>84375982

Hey Milt, sure thing. In music, the term parallel refers to keys that have the same letter name, but differ in their major and minor tonalities. For example, the key of C minor is "parallel" to C major. I discussed this in my recent song writing tutorial, if you need more context or wish to learn about application.