If you are learning to play an instrument, you may have already stumble upon "arpeggios", beginners are always surprised by this name, they work on notes and chords and suddenly the name "arpeggios appears from nowhere. Don't panic, this lesson will be short and easy to follow.
First off, what arpeggios? They are chords, the only difference is chords' notes are played together while arpeggios' notes are played one after the other. To build them, you must first build a chord (if you do not know how, go here), for example a C Major:
First off, what arpeggios? They are chords, the only difference is chords' notes are played together while arpeggios' notes are played one after the other. To build them, you must first build a chord (if you do not know how, go here), for example a C Major:
C E G
To finish this short lesson, here is a list of common major arpeggios, you should know to play them on your instrument. Knowing your arpeggios will improve your solos and will help you to learn the positions of the notes on your instrument.
Chord Arpeggio
Cb Cb,Eb,Gb
C C,E,G
C# C#,E#,G#
Db Db,F,Ab
D D,F#,A
Eb Eb,G,Bb
E E,G#,B
F F,A,C
F# F#,A#,C#
Gb Gb,Bb,Db
G G,B,D
Ab Ab,C,Eb
A A,C#,E
Bb Bb,D,F
B B,D#,F#
Cb Cb,Eb,Gb
C C,E,G
C# C#,E#,G#
Db Db,F,Ab
D D,F#,A
Eb Eb,G,Bb
E E,G#,B
F F,A,C
F# F#,A#,C#
Gb Gb,Bb,Db
G G,B,D
Ab Ab,C,Eb
A A,C#,E
Bb Bb,D,F
B B,D#,F#
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