Here's a surprisingly simple way to construct a diminished scale using a dominant seventh arpeggio and related approach tones. First, start with a dominant seventh arpeggio. We'll use a Bb7 arpeggio as an example. The notes of a Bb7 are Bb (root), D (3rd), F (5th) and Ab (7th). Bb7 Arpeggio Next, add one approach… Continue reading A Simple Way to Construct a Diminished Scale
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Sweep Picking Exercise for Guitar
Use this exercise to practice arpeggios in the key of C major across three stings using sweep picking with hammer-ons and pull-offs. (You can also play these same arpeggio patterns on the low E string beginning with Cma7 on the 8th fret.) Sweep Picking Exercise (pdf) The arpeggios in the study are derived from 7th… Continue reading Sweep Picking Exercise for Guitar
Arpeggio Exercise for Guitar
For any musician, learning and practicing arpeggios can be an effective way to build technique, and, in the right context, can help to improve your ear and develop your sense of harmony. For the guitarist, arpeggios can also help develop fluency across the fretboard. The Arpeggio Exercise below is based on an embellished and harmonized… Continue reading Arpeggio Exercise for Guitar