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Arpeggio's
What is an arpeggio ?
An arpeggio is a chord whose notes are played one at a time instead of simultaneously. It's sort of the
exploded view of a chord. Playing major arpeggios on guitar prepares you for music with major chords
#1 D Major Arpeggio
e:--------------2h5p2---------------------------------------|
B:-----------3---------3-------------------------------------|
G:--------2---------------2----------------------------------|
D:-----4---------------------4-------------------------------|
A:--5--------------------------5-----------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|
#2 Em Minor Arpeggio
e:--------------3h7p3--------------------------------------|
B:-----------5---------5-------------------------------------|
G:--------4---------------4----------------------------------|
D:-----5---------------------5-------------------------------|
A:--7----------------------------7---------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|
#3 C Major Arpeggio
e:----------------------8h12p8------------------------------|
B:-------------------8----------8-----------------------------|
G:----------------9----------------9--------------------------|
D:------------10----------------------10---------------------|
A:--------10------------------------------10-----------------|
E:--8h12--------------------------------------12p8---------|
#4 Am7 Arpeggio
e:-------------------------5h8p5----------------------------|
B:-------------------5--8--------8--5------------------------|
G:----------------5--------------------5---------------------|
D:----------5--7--------------------------7--5--------------|
A:-------7--------------------------------------7------------|
E:-5--8--------------------------------------------8--5------|
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#5 C7 Arpeggio
e:--------------------3h6p3---------------------------------|
B:-----------------5---------5-------------------------------|
G:-----------3--5---------------5--3------------------------|
D:-----2--5---------------------------5--2------------------|
A:--3---------------------------------------3---------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|
#6 Gmaj7 Arpeggio
e:-------------------------2h3p2---------------------------|
B:----------------------3---------3--------------------------|
G:-------------------4---------------4-----------------------|
D:-------------4--5---------------------5--4----------------|
A:-------2--5---------------------------------5--2----------|
E:-2--3---------------------------------------------3--2-----|
#7 A Major Arpeggio
e:-------------------5h9p5----------------------------------|
B:----------------5---------5--------------------------------|
G:-------------6---------------6-----------------------------|
D:----------7---------------------7--------------------------|
A:----4--7---------------------------7--4-------------------|
E:--5---------------------------------------5----------------|
#8 C Minor Arpeggio
e:----------------------8h11p8-------------------------------|
B:-------------------8----------8-----------------------------|
G:----------------8----------------8--------------------------|
D:------------10----------------------10---------------------|
A:--------10------------------------------10-----------------|
E:--8h11--------------------------------------11p8---------|
#9 Em7b5 Arpeggio
e:---------------------6h10p6------------------------------|
B:------------------8----------8-----------------------------|
G:------------7--9----------------9--7----------------------|
D:---------8-----------------------------8-------------------|
A:--7--10-----------------------------------10--7----------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|
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#10 G7 Arpeggio
e:--------------------------3h7p3----------------------------|
B:--------------------3--6---------6--3-----------------------|
G:-----------------4---------------------4--------------------|
D:-----------3--5---------------------------5--3-------------|
A:-----2--5----------------------------------------5--2------|
E:--3-----------------------------------------------------3---|
#11 E Diminished Arpeggio
e:------------------------9h12p9-----------------------------|
B:------------------8-11----------11-8-----------------------|
G:---------------9----------------------9----------------------|
D:---------8-11----------------------------11-8--------------|
A:-----10----------------------------------------10----------|
E:--12----------------------------------------------12-------|
#12 A Major 4 string Arpeggio
e:--------------5h9p5--------------------------------------|
B:-----------5---------5-------------------------------------|
G:--------6---------------6----------------------------------|
D:-----7---------------------7-------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|
#13 A Minor 4 string Arpeggio
e:--------------5h8p5--------------------------------------|
B:-----------5---------5-------------------------------------|
G:--------5---------------5----------------------------------|
D:-----7---------------------7-------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|
#14 A Major 3 string Arpeggio
e:------------12h17p12-----------------------------------|
B:--------14------------14---------------------------------|
G:----14--------------------14-----------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|
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#15 A Minor 3 string Arpeggio
e:------------12h17p12-----------------------------------|
B:--------13------------13---------------------------------|
G:----14--------------------14-----------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|
#16 G Ionian Arpeggio
e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------5h8p5--------------------------------|
G:-----------------5--------5--------------------------------|
D:-----------4--7----------------7--4-----------------------|
A:--------5----------------------------5---------------------|
E:--3--7----------------------------------7--3---------------|
#17 A Dorian Arpeggio
e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------7h10p7-------------------------------|
G:-----------------7----------7------------------------------|
D:-----------5--9----------------9--5-----------------------|
A:--------7----------------------------7---------------------|
E:--5--8----------------------------------8--5---------------|
#18 B Phrygian Arpeggio
e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------8h12p8-------------------------------|
G:-----------------9----------9------------------------------|
D:-----------7--10---------------10--7---------------------|
A:--------9----------------------------9---------------------|
E:--7--10---------------------------------10--7-------------|
#19 C Lydian Arpeggio
e:-------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------10h13p10-----------------------------|
G:-----------------11----------11----------------------------|
D:-----------9--12---------------12--9----------------------|
A:--------10---------------------------10--------------------|
E:--8--12---------------------------------12--8--------------|
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#20 D Mixolydian Arpeggio
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------12h15p12----------------------------|
G:-------------------12-----------12---------------------------|
D:------------10--14------------------14--10-----------------|
A:---------12---------------------------------12---------------|
E:--10--14----------------------------------------14--10------|
#21 E Aeolian Arpeggio
e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------13h17p13----------------------------|
G:-------------------14-----------14---------------------------|
D:------------12--16------------------16--12-----------------|
A:---------14---------------------------------14--------------|
E:--12--15----------------------------------------15--12-----|
#22 F# Locrian Arpeggio
e:----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------15h19p15------------------------|
G:-------------------16-----------16-----------------------|
D:------------14--17------------------17--14-------------|
A:---------15---------------------------------15-----------|
E:--14--17----------------------------------------17--14--|
#23 A7#5 Arpeggio
e:----------------------9h13p9------------------------------|
B:---------------9--10---------10--9------------------------|
G:----------10------------------------10---------------------|
D:------11--------------------------------11-----------------|
A:--12----------------------------------------12-------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------|
