some tips over ( broken chords)arpeggio SO hey budding artists!! ever heard the mad fast & furious plucking at the end of the song november rain(by guns& roses) or the cyclic plucking at the end of hotel california (by eagles) well they are known as Arpeggio. Here are some paterns that work great in solos. Once you get used to them, it's easy to play them pretty fast. D Arpeggio: E:--5-2---5-2---5-2---5-2---| or E:--5p2---5p2---5p2---5p2---| B:------3-----3-----3-----3-| D:------3-----3-----3-----3-| G:--------------------------| G:--------------------------| D:--------------------------| D:--------------------------| A:--------------------------| A:--------------------------| E:--------------------------| E:--------------------------| Em Arpeggio: E:--7-3---7-3---7-3---7-3---| or E:--7p3---7p3---7p3---7p3---| B:------5-----5-----5-----5-| D:------5-----5-----5-----5-| G:--------------------------| G:--------------------------| D:--------------------------| D:--------------------------| A:--------------------------| A:--------------------------| E:--------------------------| E:--------------------------| F# Dim Arpeggio: E:--8-5---8-5---8-5---8-5---| or E:--8p5---8p5---8p5---8p5---| B:------7-----7-----7-----7-| D:------7-----7-----7-----7-| G:--------------------------| G:--------------------------| D:--------------------------| D:--------------------------| A:--------------------------| A:--------------------------| E:--------------------------| E:--------------------------| You can play the above arpeggios the same way on every string except B. Here is the way to play them on the B string. D Arpeggio: E:-------------------------------| B:--10-7---10-7---10-7---10-7----| G:-------7------7------7------7--| D:-------------------------------| A:-------------------------------| E:-------------------------------| Em Arpeggio: E:-------------------------------| B:--12-8---12-8---12-8---12-8----| G:-------9------9------9------9--| D:-------------------------------| A:-------------------------------| E:-------------------------------| F# Dim Arpeggio: E:---------------------------------------| B:--13-10----13-10----13-10----13-10-----| G:--------11-------11-------11-------11--| D:---------------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------| Also, you should try playing the arpeggios descending. D Arpeggio (Descending): E:----2-5---2-5---2-5---2-5--| B:--3-----3-----3-----3------| G:---------------------------| D:---------------------------| A:---------------------------| E:---------------------------| Here are some other cool ways to play arpeggios. Am Arpeggio: E:--12-8-------------8--12-8------------8---| B:-------10--------10-------10-------10-----| G:----------9----9-------------9----9-------| D:------------10-----------------10---------| A:------------------------------------------| E:------------------------------------------| G Arpeggio: E:--10-7-----------7--10-7-----------7--| B:-------8-------8---------8-------8----| G:---------7---7--------------7---7-----| D:-----------9------------------9-------| A:--------------------------------------| E:--------------------------------------| E Dim Arpeggio: E:--6------------------6----------------| B:----8-5-------5-8------8-5-------5-8--| G:--------6---6--------------6---6------| D:----------8------------------8--------| A:--------------------------------------| E:--------------------------------------| A Dim Arpeggio: E:--2---------------2----2---------------2--| B:----4-----------4--------4-----------4----| G:------5-2---2-5------------5-2---2-5------| D:----------4--------------------4----------| A:------------------------------------------| E:------------------------------------------| know it's confusing but once u start playing these stuff u r a hardcore gig man
