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Arpeggio

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Hi!

Could someone please explain what an arpeggio is? It would be greatly appreciated! :)
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an arpeggio is going up and down the strings (picking)

for example:

you have a G chord. you basically do one down stroke and play every string but slowly. then once you hit the high e string you come back up.
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it is every note in a chord played in succession...
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yeah thats better.. i couldnt think of a good way to explain it ;)
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Post by grock »

arpeggios were like my bridge to soloing. for about 3-4 months whenever i was in a jam or with the band i would just pick notes in the chords. i liked to call this a "chord solo". eventually i found a couple different voicings for chords and then after a while playing a solo wasn't such a difficult thing cuz i had a good understanding of where to end my runs. definately something to pay attention to.
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firedancer86 wrote:it is every note in a chord played in succession...
well, its not just in a certain order. basically using the notes in the chord to play a melody or solo is using arpeggios. when you play a chord slowly, picking every note, you are playing it arpeggiated.
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i.e. YOU ENJOY MYSELF (intro) by Phish...
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thanks a lot everyone! helpful as always :D
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firedancer86 wrote:i.e. YOU ENJOY MYSELF (intro) by Phish...
exactly, that song kicks!
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fatjack wrote:
firedancer86 wrote:i.e. YOU ENJOY MYSELF (intro) by Phish...
exactly, that song kicks!
damn straight. Also an arrpegio can just be the root 3rd 5th and octave, in a scale. But that's very basic.
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DreaminBassMunky wrote:
fatjack wrote:
firedancer86 wrote:i.e. YOU ENJOY MYSELF (intro) by Phish...
exactly, that song kicks!
damn straight. Also an arrpegio can just be the root 3rd 5th and octave, in a scale. But that's very basic.
yeah, but if you're good, you do way more than that...
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