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Arpeggiated Chords

Am Am7 Amsus4 E

1 2 + 3 + 4 + 1

E---8----8--5--------------------------------]----

B--------------5-----8--5--------------------]----

G-----------------5--------5-----7--5--------]----D-----------------------------7--------7-----]----

A-----------------------------------------5--]-7--

E--------------------------------------------]----

C C A E C G E C A D C A D E

Now both these examples are totally useful. Each starts high on the

third of the scale (C) and ends on the fifth (E). The first one has been

heard in a thousand tunes and is in every blues/rock players repertoire.

It makes a statement of speed and destination..."I'm up, and I'm showing

you how fast I can get down..."

The second example uses an arpeggiated A minor chord with a few

variations. It is played more slowly so that the sound of the underlying

A minor chord may be heard, and therefore complimented.

Notice how an arpeggio is just a scale with some of the notes missing?

Hey...good for you. Just like a chord is made up of selected notes from

the scale (Root, third, fifth, seventh etc...) So an arpeggio will just

be selected notes from a scale too.

In fact...look at the example of the arpeggio for the Am13 chord above.

Can you see the scale for that chord? That's right...it's:

A--B--C--D---E--F---G

r--9--3--11--5--13--7

(2) (4) (6) remember that 9=2, 11=4 & 13=6.

So just playing an A minor scale is arpeggiating an Am13 chord!

Let's look at a few more arpeggios.

An obvious arpeggio sequence would be the opening chords to Stairway to

Heaven. We all know it but I'll write it out anyway for example.

(Actually I stole from the NET this morning)

Am *Am C Bm7 Fmaj7

E-------5-7-----7-|-8-----8-2-----2-|-0---------0-----|-----------------

|

B-----5-----5-----|---5-------3-----|---1---1-----1---|-0-1-1-----------

|

G---5---------5---|-----5-------2---|-----2---------2-|-0-2-2-----------

|

D-7-------6-------|-5-------4-------|-3---------------|-----------------

|

A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-0-0---0--/8-7-

|

E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------

|

*Am= Am/maj7add9

A good soloing example is in David Gilmour's solo in "Mother" from "The

Wall". The final line of the solo is a Gsus4 kind of arpeggio that goes:



E--8-7-8-7---------------

B----------8-------------

G------------7-----------

D--------------10-9------

A-------------------10---

E------------------------

C B C B G D C B G

Another example is in Mark Knopfler's first solo in Sultans of Swing.

(Selected arpeggios)

A Dm C

E-------5--9--12b(13)--]--10-----------]-/13-12--------------------]

B-----5----------------]-----10--------]--------13-----------13-13-]

G---6------------------]--------10-----]-----------12--14p12-------]

D-7--------------------]-----------12--]---------------------------]

A----------------------]---------------]---------------------------]

E----------------------]---------------]---------------------------]

Bb C

E----------------]---------------]

B-----3--6--3----]-----5--6/8-6--]

G---3------------]---5-----------]

D-3--------------]-5-------------]

A----------------]---------------]

E----------------]---------------]

And of course his arpeggios from the outro solo

Dm Bb C

E--13p10----10--]--13p10----10--]--15p12----12--]

B--------10-----]--------11-----]--------13-----]

G---------------]---------------]---------------]

D---------------]---------------]---------------]

A---------------]---------------]---------------]

E---------------]---------------]---------------]

Here are a few more examples of arpeggiated chords.

() = an optional note

Dm7 (D-F-A-C)

E----------5--8--5-----------

B--------6---------6---------

G--(5)-7--------------7-(5)--

D----------------------------

A----------------------------

E----------------------------

Emaj7 (E-G#-B-D#)

tp

E----------4--(7)--(12)--B--------4---------------



G------4-----------------

D----6-------------------

A--7---------------------

E------------------------

Asus4 (A-C#-E-D) or (Aadd11)

E-----------------

B--15p14----------

G--------14-------

D-----------14----

A--------------12-

E-----------------

Dadd9 (D-F#-A-E)

tp

E---------5--(10)--

B-------7----------

G-----9------------

D---7--------------

A-5----------------

E------------------

D minor (D-F-A) (play Bb as grace note)

E--5h6p5---------

B--------6-------

G----------5/7---

D----------------

A----------------

E----------------

Arpeggios don't have to be played on different strings. In fact a good

example of single string arpeggios would be the final tapping sequence

in Eruption.

Here Eddie just plays a series of arpeggiated triads

C# minor A major D#dim B major

E---------]----------]----------]----------]

B--2^5^9--]--2^5^10--]--4^7^10--]--4^7^12--]

G---------]----------]----------]----------]

D---------]----------]----------]----------]

A---------]----------]----------]----------]

E---------]----------]----------]----------]

C# E G# C# E A D# F# A D# F# B

E major C major Em7 D major

E-----------]----------]----------]----------]--

B--5^9^12---]--5^8^13--]--5^8^15--]--7^10^15-]--

G-----------]----------]----------]----------]--

D-----------]----------]----------]----------]--

A-----------]----------]----------]----------]--

E-----------]----------]----------]----------]--

E G# B E G C E G D F# A

F#m7 E major Em7

E-----------]----------]----------]----------]--B--7^10^17--]-9^12^17--]-12^15^17-]-..etc...-]--



G-----------]----------]----------]----------]--

D-----------]----------]----------]----------]--

A-----------]----------]----------]----------]--

E-----------]----------]----------]----------]--

F# A E G# B E B D E

As your playing gets more complex, so too can more intricate arpeggios

be worked into your solos. Here are a few: (Try playing them forwards

and backwards) (Try modifying them with altered notes to make new

chords).

Am

E---------------------8-12--]

B-----------------10--------]

G-----------5--9------------]

D---------7-----------------]

A-------7-------------------]

E-0-5-8---------------------]

E A C E A C E A C E

E7

E------------11-]

B--------12-----]

G---------------]

D---------------]

A----11---------]

E-12------------]

E G# B D

C6/9b5

E----------------]

B----------10-12-]

G-------11-------]

D----14----------]

A-15-------------]

E----------------]

C E Gb A B

E9

E----------------]

B----------3--7--]

G-------4--------]

D----6-----------]

A-7--------------]

E----------------]

So there you have it. See, that wasn't such a chore. Notice that we

haven't even touched the myriad of arpeggios available in classical

music. But check them out for your own research.

Figure out your own arpeggios and try them. Just take the chord formula

that you want to arpeggiate and figure out a way to finger it.

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