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Tapped Arpeggios

Chris Feener

This tutorial comes after receiving quite a few requests to tackle the subject: tapped arpeggios. We'll be analyzing the note sequences which will best highlight chord voicings, primarily focusing on major, minor, diminished and augmented for part 1. So a few things before we get started... 1) Focus on cleanliness. The point of this technique is to offer a different perspective on playing arpeggios. We'll be covering tons of "ground" in short periods of time - you'll quickly notice that this technique is almost exclusively based around avoided notes, verses the fretted ones. 2) Focus on the arpeggio at hand. Since we'll be playing a maximum of three notes in various octaves and positions, the clearer we can phrase the harmonization, the better. For example, a major arpeggio should sound MAJOR, through and through - if you're playing notes that do not belong, it will lose it's effect. So let's break-down the note sequences involved on a one-string basis. Get a feel for the sound of the arpeggios and the spread of the intervals.

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  1. 1 3:57 Lesson · 4m Tapped Arpeggios - Technique and Note Break-Down This tutorial comes after receiving quite a few requests to tackle the subject: tapped arpeggios. We'll be analyzing the note sequences which will best highlight chord voicings, primarily focusing on major... Tab
  2. 2 5:09 Lesson · 5m Tapped Arpeggios - 3 Octave Exercises In the transcription below, we see tons and tons of notes. Be aware, however, there's really only three exercises here. We'll just be demonstrating the actual patterns in four different arpeggio shapes (minor... Tab
  3. 3 0:22 Lesson Tapped Arpeggios - Etude in F Major So let's throw together some of these arpeggios into a musical context. We'll be highlighting a 6 1 5 4 progression in F. So, the chords are as follows:  Dm, F, C, BbThe progression then concludes with a D... Tab Guitar Pro
  4. 4 0:28 Lesson Tapped Arpeggios - Descending Minor Inversions Alright, to conclude, here's some food for thought. I've taken a simple A minor arpeggio and arranged it in a descending fashion with alternating inversions. We'll be playing nothing more than A, C and E, but... Tab
  5. 5 1:34 Backing track · 2m Tapped Arpeggios - Etude in F Major Backing Track (Slow) Download the Etude in F Major Backing Track (Slow) at 105BPM Tab
  6. 6 1:09 Backing track · 1m Tapped Arpeggios - Etude in F Major Backing Track (Fast) Download the Etude in F Major Backing Track (Fast) at 150BPM Tab

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