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Arpeggio- broken chord.
Playing one note at a time from a triad
or chord.
To learn the diatonic triads
in a key visit Chords.
Arpeggios should be a daily
part of your practice routine. They help with technique, learning
the fretboard and getting familiar with what notes belong to
what chord. Most importantly they train your ear to hear chord
tones.
Below we will look at a great arpeggio
for guitar using a very familiar chord form and the art of sweep
picking.
Sweep picking - sweeping across the strings with all down
or all up strokes.
D Major Arpeggio in 2nd Position
- consisting of D, F# and A.
Start by putting your little finger on
the D (5th fret of A string). Down pick and as you drop your 3rd
finger on the F# (4th fret of D string), remove your little finger.
Down pick. Continue with your 1st finger playing the A and then
2nd finger on D and then F# with your 1st. So far each note should
be down picked. You will now turn the pick and hit the high A
(5th fret of E string) with an up. Then pull off back to your
1st finger on F#. Next up pick each note back down.
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