This is the easiest lesson on Arpeggiated Chords, where all the notes were played in sequences, from the lowest one to the highest. The picking motion is not the constant alternate one you are accustomed to, but follows the same rules of economy picking.

Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music.

This part is a modern rock/progressive arrangement that uses muted arpeggios and substitutions, to create background harmony and rhythmic value.

In terms of harmonic structure, Bossa Nova has a great deal in common with jazz, in its sophisticated use of seventh and extended chords. Bossa Nova is most commonly performed on the nylon-string classical guitar, played with the fingers rather than with a pick.

This part takes a step back to the basics of Rock/Metal Rhythm Guitar, a technique that every whythm guitar player should know: Palm Muting.

This first part will address the following topics: Drop D, Riffing, Palm Muting, Alternate Picking Dexterity, Drop D Power Chord Knowledge.

The final lesson in this series covering arpeggiated Chords.

Practicing the right hand movement, alone, even stopping all six strings with left hand, will make you learn this pattern faster.

The second lesson on Arpeggiated chords, we will keep to analyze and practice in a musical way the most common patterns from simple to complex.