Arpeggio Exercises
Contents
Major
C Shape
|o|-|-|o| |-|x|-|-| |o|-|-|-| |-|-|o|-| |-|-|-|x| |o|-|-|o| |
E--------------------0--3--0----------------------- B-----------------1-----------1-------------------- G--------------0-----------------0----------------- D-----------2-----------------------2-------------- A--------3-----------------------------3----------- E--0--3-----------------------------------3--0--3-- |
|i|-|-|p| |-|m|-|-| |i|-|-|-| |-|-|r|-| |-|-|-|p| |i|-|-|p| |
E--------------------4--7--4----------------------- B-----------------5-----------5-------------------- G--------------4-----------------4----------------- D-----------6-----------------------6-------------- A--------7-----------------------------7----------- E--4--7-----------------------------------7--4--7-- |
Repeat each twice, then play twice one octave higher.
C - A
1 2 3 4 E-------------2--5-/10-5-------------------------- B----------3--------------7----------------------- G-------2--------------------7-------------------- D----4--------------------------7----------------- A-5--------------------------------9--5----------- E----------------------------------------5-\2--5--
C - G
1 2 3 4 E-------------2--5-/10---------------------------- B----------3-----------10-7----------------------- G-------2--------------------7-------------------- D----4--------------------------7----------------- A-5--------------------------------9-------------- E-------------------------------------10-5-\2--5--
C - E
1 2 3 4 E-------------2--5-/14-10------------------------- B----------3--------------10---------------------- G-------2--------------------11------------------- D----4--------------------------12---------------- A-5--------------------------------12------------- E-------------------------------------14-10\2--5--
C - D
1 2 3 4 E-------------2--5-/14---------------------------- B----------3-----------15------------------------- G-------2-----------------14---------------------- D----4-----------------------16-12---------------- A-5--------------------------------12------------- E-------------------------------------14-10-\2--5--
A Shape
|o|-|-|-|-|x| |-|-|o|-|-|-| |-|-|x|-|-|-| |-|-|o|-|-|-| |x|-|-|-|o|-| |o|-|-|-|-|-| |
E--------------------0--5--0----------------------- B-----------------2-----------2-------------------- G--------------2-----------------2----------------- D-----------2-----------------------2-------------- A-----0--4-----------------------------4--0-------- E--0-----------------------------------------0--x-- |
|i|-|-|-|-|p| |-|-|m|-|-|-| |-|-|m|-|-|-| |-|-|m|-|-|-| |i|-|-|-|p|-| |i|-|-|-|-|-| |
E--------------------4--9--4----------------------- B-----------------6-----------6-------------------- G--------------6-----------------6----------------- D-----------6-----------------------6-------------- A-----4--8-----------------------------8--4-------- E--4-----------------------------------------4--x-- |
Repeat each twice, then play twice one octave higher.
A - G
A - E
A - D
A - C
G Shape
|-|-|-|x| |o|-|-|o| |x|-|-|-| |o|-|-|-| |-|-|o|-| |-|-|-|x| |
E--------------------3----------------- B--------------0--3-----3--0----------- G-----------0-----------------0-------- D--------0-----------------------0----- A-----2-----------------------------2-- E--3----------------------------------- |
|-|-|-|p| |i|-|-|p| |i|-|-|-| |i|-|-|-| |-|-|r|-| |-|-|-|p| |
E--------------------7----------------- B--------------4--7-----7--4----------- G-----------4-----------------4-------- D--------4-----------------------4----- A-----6-----------------------------6-- E--7----------------------------------- |
Repeat each twice, then play twice one octave higher.
G - E
G - D
G - C
G - A
E Shape
|x|-|-|-|o| |o|-|-|-|-| |-|o|-|-|o| |-|-|x|-|-| |-|-|o|-|-| |x|-|-|-|o| |
E--------------------0--4--0----------------------- B-----------------0-----------0-------------------- G--------------1-----------------1----------------- D-----------2-----------------------2-------------- A--------2-----------------------------2----------- E--0--4-----------------------------------4--0--x-- |
|i|-|-|-|p| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|i|-|-|p| |-|-|m|-|-| |-|-|m|-|-| |i|-|-|-|p| |
E--------------------4--8--4----------------------- B-------------------------------------------------- G--------------5--8-----------8--5----------------- D-----------6-----------------------6-------------- A--------6-----------------------------6----------- E--4--8-----------------------------------8--4--x-- |
|i|-|-|-|p| |i|-|-|-|-| |-|m|-|-|-| |-|-|r|-|-| |-|-|r|-|-| |i|-|-|-|p| |
E--------------------4--8--4----------------------- B-----------------4-----------4-------------------- G--------------5-----------------5----------------- D-----------6-----------------------6-------------- A--------6-----------------------------6----------- E--4--8-----------------------------------8--4--x-- |
Repeat each twice, then play twice one octave higher.
E - D
E - C
E - A
E - G
D Shape
|-|-|o|-|-| |-|-|-|x|-| |-|-|o|-|-| |x|-|-|-|o| |o|-|-|-|-| |-|-|o|-|-| |
E--------------------2----------------- B-----------------3-----3-------------- G--------------2-----------2----------- D--------0--4-----------------4--0----- A-----0-----------------------------0-- E--2----------------------------------- | ||
|-|-|m|-|-| |-|-|-|r|-| |-|-|m|-|-| |i|-|-|-|p| |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|m|-|-| |
|-|-|r|-|-| |-|-|-|p|-| |-|-|r|-|-| |i|-|-|-|p| |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|r|-|-| |
E--------------------6----------------- B-----------------7-----7-------------- G--------------6-----------6----------- D--------4--8-----------------8--4----- A-----4-----------------------------4-- E--6----------------------------------- | |
Repeat each twice, then play twice one octave higher.