Guitargate Fundamentals 301 - Arpeggios

Arpeggios are chords played one note at at time.  Essentially they are the skeleton of your chord, and are very useful in creating melodic lines and providing a clear path over which to improvise.  

Knowing your chords in scale form will “outline” your lead lines and provide a visual indication of the chord tones over which you are playing. This is invaluable!

Love your arpeggios and really spend some time with them.  They are the bridge between chords and scales, or rhythm and lead playing. 

Below I have supplied the five patterns for major and minor arpeggios, but for this lesson you can focus on patterns 2 and 4.  Learn these the same as you have your chord shapes and pentatonic scale shapes. 

Play up and down the neck in both major and minor keys slowly and accurately to memorize the shapes and how they connect with your closest moves.