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- Acoustic ArpeggiosLEVEL 3Learn to play fingerpicking style on an acoustic guitar.
- Extended ArpeggiosLEVEL 3Arpeggios are an excellent way to spice up your leads. In today's lesson we'll learn how to build new exciting arpeggios over the Dorian scale.
- Sliding ArpeggiosLEVEL 9This neoclassical piece demonstrates arpeggio triads played in combination of slide and picking. This approach is similar to Yngwie Malmsteen's technique.
- Extended ArpeggiosLEVEL 6Provides an exercise for fretboard visualisation, and a great tool for solo- & technique development!
- Neoclassical ArpeggiosLEVEL 8Blistering & aggressive runs paired with smooth, flowing arpeggios!
- Minor Arpeggios ExerciseLEVEL 3Learn 4 note minor arpeggios.
- Major Arpeggios ExerciseLEVEL 3Practice playing major arpeggios in a song context and in different positions on the neck.
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SlowFingaX10th January 2014I'm here likewise huargo
(Gab suggest). This lesson feeling good to me and for my fingers 
. Thanks!
Huargo19th November 2013good one Ben!. Gab suggest me this lesson for my warm up and i really enjoy this one.
thanks!
spacebran5th March 2012I've been practicing this for about 10 minutes every day for the last week and can finally do the G#add9. I struggled with this for awhile and once it started to sound nice, I tried the F#add9, and then the G seemed easy!
Great lesson!
Aca18th February 2012Thanks! Very nice sound and very usefull ! But I've one question: the second arpeggio, is it not a FM7add11 instead of a Fm7add11 ?
Thanks for this lesson
ygro12th February 2012
- ygro12th February 2012
it´s impossible to me make the 4th video, my hand is very little and the 3rd and 4th string desn´t sound... It will be impossible...
Todd Simpson27th January 2012That pinky stretch chord is the bomb! Nice
Ben Higgins25th January 2012Excellent.. thanks dudes
Dinaga24th January 2012I just love when I find a lesson which just screams to me: "Hey you, did you know you could improve a LOT at _______? Well I made a lesson just for you, so start practicing!" Awesome Lesson, Ben
- spacebran21st January 2012
nice lesson dude.
- Ben Higgins20th January 2012that's a nice shirt what band is it?
lovely background, inspiring,
I love these type of chord progressions, very metal
Some band I discovered from America.. Metallideth or something...
very cool lesson,some great chords you use throughout bro....
Thanks Duder
- pikman20th January 2012
very cool lesson,some great chords you use throughout bro....
Daniel Realpe20th January 2012that's a nice shirt what band is it?
lovely background, inspiring,
I love these type of chord progressions, very metal
Sinisa Cekic19th January 2012That's great lesson Ben
!
thefireball19th January 2012I love the chord progression.
- Ben Higgins19th January 2012
Thank you guys ! Steal all the stuff you want
zoom19th January 2012some really nice chords there man! I'm gonna steel them all. Great stuff Ben
Sensible Jones19th January 2012Some great sounding chords in there Ben!!
playaxeman19th January 2012Very niche chord prog.
Bit of Alex Lifson (Rush) kindda chords, very exotic (add+) and streching.
MonkeyDAthos19th January 2012I love the Megadet"ish" feel of that Amadd9/D arpeggio!
- Ben Higgins19th January 2012@ Ben you probably realized the weather was too cold for swimming shorts (so it looks!), especially pink ones. Thanks for neat arpeggios ideas!
Thanks Guys ! Kris, it's never a bad time for pink swimming shorts
Kristofer Dahl19th January 2012@ Ben you probably realized the weather was too cold for swimming shorts (so it looks!), especially pink ones. Thanks for neat arpeggios ideas!
Ivan Milenkovic19th January 2012Sounds great and looks great mate!
- Ben Higgins19th January 2012
Thanks J-Man ! Jeans ? I'm wearing jeans ?? Damn, I was planning on wearing the pink swimming shorts.. what went wrong ?
JD_19th January 2012Very Nice feel to this piece, nice change of pace for you. Nice tone and playing...will be a good warm up piece.
P.S. your jeans may have a hole in them....
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Hi GMC!
This time I'm focusing on picking arpeggios. What is an arpeggio, I hear you ask ?
An arpeggio (plural arpeggi or arpeggios) is a musical technique where notes in a chord are played or sung in sequence, one after the other, rather than ringing out simultaneously. This word comes from the Italian word "arpeggiare" , which means "to play on a harp." An alternate translation of this term is "broken chord." - Wikipedia
We will be using alternate picking to play the arpeggios. This will be a good exercise for your right hand because it will improve accuracy, fluidity of motion and it also acts as an excellent warm up because the increased wrist movement encourages blood flow.
I've included the chord progression in the video but the chords themselves are not as important as the point of the exercise. The point of the exercise is to improve the things mentioned above and to equip you with the necessary technqiue to play all your favourite songs. No matter what musical genre you like, arpeggios always appear at some point and it's better to be ready for when they do !
Gear: Marshall JVM 410H. Clean channel, Green setting. Bass - 0, Mid - 4, Treb - 6
Tempo: 100bpm
Please practice this very slowly and be carefly with the chord shapes, not to strain your left hand. Introduce your hands to the shapes gradually over a period of several days.
As always, Enjoy !
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