Melodic
Arpeggios
By
Kris Barras
These
exercises demonstrate a mixture of 3 string arpeggios, string-skipped
arpeggios and right-tapping. They are designed to show a melodic
way of getting around the fret board. I always find that students,
when learning improvisation, neglect arpeggios and stick to zooming
up and down scale shapes. Using arpeggios in the way demonstrated
can enable you to link several scale shapes with ease. Aswell
as providing a different, more intervallic sound, compared to
scale runs.
Melodic
Arpeggios Ex 1 Audio – Slow (.mp3)
Melodic
Arpeggios Ex 1 Audio – Fast (.mp3)
This exercise is played
over a common chord progression, following the chords as they
change (i.e. play Am7 arpeggio over Am chord, C arpeggio over
C major chord etc). Experiment with your own progressions and
try using different arpeggios over different chords to produce
different sounds. For example, play a G major arpeggio (G B D)
over an Em chord (E G B) to produce an Em7 sound (E G B D)
For more Information
check out Kris’ DVD "Rock Fusion Techniques" or his
eBook released exclusively here at The Shred Academy.
Melodic
Arpeggios Ex 2 Audio – Slow (.mp3)
Melodic
Arpeggios Ex 2 Audio – Fast (.mp3)
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