This is a thread for posting arpeggios, we guitarists can check the thread whenever we are bored or need something to learn or practice.Please keep the chatter to a minimum, every post MUST contain one arpeggio shape, and one arpeggio shape only. Please include the name, and theory behind the arpeggio for other members to learn it properly, state what note it starts on (root, 3rd, 5th, etc...). You don't HAVE to make it descending and ascending if you don't want to, ascending alone is fine.

I will start, with possibly the most common shape, it is an A Minor arpeggio starting on the 5th. It would be known as the second minor shape if you are familiar with all of the other shapes for this same arpeggio. I often like to throw in the root and 3 on the low E string as well as other notes (7th, 9th, but this is only triad arpeggio so...).

Arpeggio Definition taken from Wikipedia: "an arpeggio is a broken chord where the notes are played or sung in succession rather than simultaneously. The word, like many other musical terms, originates from Italian, in which it means "in the manner of the harp."

Oh and here is a link where you can find a template for your tabs, just copy and paste.
http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/submit/guit...bs_template.txt

just the standard major 1 3 5

You gotta say the key :angry: cus a lot of the time with complex arpeggios its hell to figure out what key it is. its A Major, starting on the 5th. would be second position major arp.

You can add the root and 3rd on the E string to make it full form too.

you seem to forget the fact I'm lazy as hell lol

That right there is your bog-standard Dminor arpeggio (1 b3 5).
Sharp the Fs to get the major.

A basic Emaj triad ( E G# B ) sweep, but a very cool sounding one nonetheless with the bit of tapping in there.

Bb7sus2 (thats a really common Vai arpeggio)

e|----------------------------------3-h---5--p--3-----------------
B|------------------------------5--------------------5-------------
G|-------------------------5----------------------------5----------
D|----------2--h---5--h--7-------------------------------etc...---
A|-------3----------------------------------------------------------
E|--5---------------------------------------------------------------


Amin7, from a Frank Gambale Lesson. Not complicated, but great stretching exercise for those with smaller hands like me. :D
It should be A, C, E, G, A, C, E, G etc...

I'm doing it from memory so if i have tabed it wrong i'll fix it later tonight. 1, 3, 5,7 repeat format.

A Major 7th sweep pick

E|---------9------12-----------15-|
B|------------10-------------------|
G|---------9-----------13----------|
D|-------------11------------------|
A|----------------12---------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Pinky Finger on A string A note
Ring Finger on D string Csharp note
pointer Finger on G string E note
Pinky Finger on G string Gsharp note
Middle Finger B string A note
Pointer Finger High E string Csharp note
Pinky Finger High E string E note
Tap the A note on the high E string with right hand pointer finger

This is a diminished 7th arpeggio starting on the root note. there are a lot of ways to play this one, but this is my favorite shapes. I really like the diminished 7th because of it's dissonant, yet melodic sound. Another thing that's great about it is the fact that it's all minor 3rds, so it can be played with the same shape, every 3 frets. This particular one is a b diminished 7
This shape sounds really good with sextuplets, which is why I left out the 9 on the d string. Depending on what sound you're going for, you can pick all the notes or hammer on in places where there are 2 notes on one string.

b diminished 7
e|--------------------10-13-10-------------------|
b|----------------12-------------12---------------|
g|--------10-13---------------------13-10-------|
d|--9-12------------------------------------12---|
a|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Amadd9

Arpeggios with added ninths have a very classical sound to them. I think we all know what added 9ths are, but if someone doesn't, you add the 9th note, so it's the one above the octave.

Amadd9

e|--------------------8-12------|
b|------------10-12-------------|
g|---------9---------------------|
d|-----10------------------------|
a|-12----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|

It's several different arpeggios and it's from a song, but it sounds cool and is in the key of C#m.

~ = hold
/ = slide

-16--12---------17--14------------16--19--16------20--17-------------------17--20~~21~~21--19--17-------------19--17--16-----------------|
---------14-------------16--------17-----------17-----------19-------------19-----------------------------21--19--17--------------19--17-16/14-|
-------------13------------14--16----------------16------------20--17--20---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------18-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Try the arpeggios to this chord progression.

Amin, Dmin, Gmaj, Cmaj, Fmaj, Dmin, E7, Amin

To avoid big stretches try starting the first A minor from the A note at the twelfth fret on the A string and take it from there. Sorry for the lack of tabs to this but it would have taken me ages. :(

Oops! Just noticed the one arpeggio shape rule. Apologies! :huh:

Huh lol.

G MAJOR ARP

e|-----------------------------------10---15---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------12--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------12--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----10---14---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


A MINOR ARP

e|------------------------------------12---17--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------13-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------14-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------14-------------------------------------------------------|
A|------12---15--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

String Skipping Gilbert Amaj6 Arp - Or add a F# (9th fret) on the A string to make it F# min7.


(T)
E|-----------------9-12-14-17-14-12-9--------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------9-11-14--------------------------14-11-9---------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--12-----------------------------------------------12-----------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------


Tap the high A on the E string and use hammers and pull offs for the E and G strings. Or for an even more of a challenge try alternate picking it all (apart from the tap). :ph43r:

Nice. Going up in the old difficulty rating stakes as well.

well, I'm still a little sketchy about what exactly a sweep arpeggio is, some say all strings in the arpeggio must be stricken with an up and down stroke, others say as long as it's in a sweeping motion it's a sweep arpeggio, I'm not sure, but I've always considered this to be a sweep arpeggio:

|-------------------14-19-17-16-14-16-----------|
|----------------17-----------------------17-------|
|-------------16-----------------------------16----|
|----------14---------------------------------------|
|-------14------------------------------------------|
|----16---------------------------------------------|

Cool - I Like that one!

These are few sweep picking exercices that help me alot when i was at the begining.Its from Troy's stettina book "speed mechanix for lead guitar"
If someones interested i got all his books with audio.

http://img185.imageshack.us/my.php?image=50yn2.jpg

It sounds cool!

somethin i came up with a while back its a little off time but whatever

jeff thats a pretty sick riff, thats a A7 aprg right?

dude, im only 17 and i just now started taking music theory. i form my arpeggios by ear, you know what sounds cool, not by scales or modes or whatever it is.

if you like that one, heres one i did about a year ago. just please dont steal my ideas, learn them and then make your own out of them.

dude im 17, you should really get going on your theory.

Here's one I came up with. Gee Minor guys. Few position shifts. Looks fancy but simple really.

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E|--s/15--10----------------------------------|
B|-------------11------------------------------|
G|-----------------12s7-3p0-------------------|
D|-----------------------------5h8p5p0--------|
A|----------------------------------------1------|
E|-------------------------------------------3---|

E Minor

E|---------------------------7--12--7------------------------|
B|------------------------8------------8----------------------|
G|---------------------9------------------9-------------------|
D|------------2--5s9------------------------9-----------------|
A|---------2------------------------------------10--7s2-------|
E|--0h3p0------------------------------------------------3p0-|

B7

E|-----------------------------14-----------------------------|
B|-------------------12--16-------16--12--------------------|
G|---------11--14---------------------------14--11----------|
D|-----13---------------------------------------------13------|
A|-14-----------------------------------------------------14--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

D Harmonic minor???????

E---------------------5--9s10p5--------------------------------------------
B-------------------6-------------6-----------------------------------------
G-----------------7-----------------7----------------------------------------
D---------------7---------------------7--------------------------------------
A-----4h5h7s8-------------------------8p7p5s4h5-------------------------
E--s5-------------------------------------------------------------------------

D minor 7, if I'm not mistaken.

E||-------------------------------------------------7---7-12p0-0-15-14-12-|
B||-------------------------------------------8---8---8-------------------|
G||-------------------------------------9---9---9-------------------------|
D||-------------------------5---5-9-5-9---9-------------------------------|
A||-------------------7---7---7-------------------------------------------|
E||--0--0-3-0-3-7-3-7---7-------------------------------------------------|


-15-14-12-19-15-----------------------------------------------------|
----------------17----17--------------------------------------------|
-------------------16----16----16-----------------------------------|
----------------------------17----17-14-17-14----14-----------------|
----------------------------------------------14----14-10-14-10-----|
----------------------------------------------------------------12~-|


the alternate picked E minor arpeggio from yngwie malmsteens arpeggios from hell

This is an Arp that I came up with whilst trying to write a new instrumental which has a sort of space vibe to it.

E------------------------14-h-17-h-20-p-17-p-14-------------------
B-------------------15-------------------------------15---------------
G--------------17-----------------------------------------17----------
D----14-h-17-------------------------------------------------17-p-14
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------


Cmaj 9/13#4

Cool to use if you are in the C lydian mode or on the C chord in the key of E minor. Also sounds cool with a tapped high E on the 24th fret (if you've got one!)

Nice one HK, like the sound of that last one.

Here's an E minor/phrygian one:

E|-----------------------7h8h10s12p7-------------------------------
B|---------------------8-----------------8-----------------------------
G|-------------------9---------------------9---------------------------
D|---------2h3h5s9-------------------------9-------------2-----------
A|--------2-------------------------------------10p8p7s2---2-------
E|-0h1h3-------------------------------------------------------3p1p0-

Amaj7:

E|--------------4h5p4p0----------------------------------------
B|------------5----------2-----------------------------------
G|----------6--------------2-----------------------------------
D|------6 7-----------------------------------------------------
A|--4-7---------------------------------------------------------
E|-5-------------------------------------------------------------

You got a place we can listen to your songs HK? I liked that one ya did before that had a Cacphony kinda vibe to it.

I've got about ten song/instrumentals on the go Steve, but I'm finding it hard to finish any of them at the moment. Once I've got a few of them finished the idea is to put up a myspace page with some stuff on. Always busy at work though so I don't have too much time - I'm a bit of a procrastinator too. :rolleyes: Once its sorted I'll post up the link.

And thanks for the interest matey - You should try and get some more of your ideas down too - they sound promissing. Try to get access to a decent PC and recording software. With a bit of patience you'll be amazed what you can come out with.

The following 6 arpeggios are all used in the Paganini's 5th Caprice version that you will recognise from the Crossroads duel so link 'em all together guys and go cuttin' heads. ;)

Check out the arps played on Classical guitar in the clip below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNuWtwOkgfo

A Minor

E|----------------8 12 8-------------------------
B|-------------10--------10---------------------
G|-----------9---------------9-----------------
D|------7 10-------------------10 7-------------
A|-----7------------------------------7-----------
E|-5 8 ----------------------------------8 5-----

E7

E|----------------7----------------------------
B|--------------9--9---------------------------
G|----------7 9------9 7----------------------
D|------6 9---------------9 6-----------------
A|--5 7------------------------7 5------------
E|-7-------------------------------------------

A7

E|------------------5------------------------
B|------------- 5-8---8-5------------------------
G|-----------6-------------6-------------------
D|------5 7------------------7-5-------------------
A|-----7--------------------------7---------------
E|-5 9-------------------------------9-----------------

D Minor

E|-----------------10-13-10------------------
B|--------------10------------10-----------
G|--------7-10-------------------10-7---------
D|------7-------------------------------7----
A|--5-8-----------------------------------8-5---
E|-5-------------------------------------------5

G#DIM7

E|----------------------------------------
B|-------------------------12---------------
G|------------------10-13----13-10-----------------
D|-------------9-12------------------12-9----------
A|-------8-11-------------------------------11-8-----
E|-7-10--------------------------------------------10--