Ref: Common Arpeggios

Single String Arpeggios

Scale Map Fret Math Examples
Major Root Pos.
|r|-|-|-|3|-|-|5|
  +4  +3
-R--M3--P5-
* -0--4--7-
* -5--9--12-
1st Inv.
|3|-|-|5|-|-|-|-|r|
   +3  +5
-M3--P5--R-
* -0--3--8-
* -5--8--13-
2nd Inv.
|5|-|-|-|-|r|-|-|-|3|
   +5 +4
-P5--R--M3-
* -0--5--9-
* -5--10-14-
Minor Root Pos.
|r|-|-|3|-|-|-|5|
  +3  +4
-R--m3--P5-
* -0--3--7-
* -5--8--12-
1st Inv.
|3|-|-|-|5|-|-|-|-|r|
   +4  +5
-m3--P5--R-
* -0--4--9-
* -5--9--14-
2nd Inv.
|5|-|-|-|-|r|-|-|3|
   +5 +3
-P5--R--m3-
* -0--5--8-
* -5--10-13-
Diminished Root Pos.
|r|-|-|3|-|-|5|
  +3  +3
-R--m3--d5-
* -0--3--6-
* -5--8--11-
1st Inv.
|3|-|-|5|-|-|-|-|-|r|
   +3  +6
-m3--d5--R-
* -0--3--9-
* -5--8--14-
2nd Inv.
|5|-|-|-|-|-|r|-|-|3|
   +6 +3
-d5--R--m3-
* -0--6--9-
* -5--11-14-
Augmented All Pos.
|*|-|-|-|*|-|-|-|*|
  +4  +4
-R--M3--A5-
* -0--4--8-
* -5--9--13-
sus2 Root Pos.
|r|-|2|-|-|-|-|5|
  +2  +5
-R--M2--P5-
* -0--2--7-
* -5--7--12-
1st Inv.
|2|-|-|-|-|5|-|-|-|-|r|
   +5  +5
-M2--P5--R-
* -0--5--10-
* -5--7--12-
2nd Inv.
|5|-|-|-|-|r|-|2|
   +5 +2
-P5--R--M2-
* -0--5--7-
* -5--10-12-
sus4 Root Pos.
|r|-|-|-|-|4|-|5|
  +5  +2
-R--P4--P5-
* -0--5--7-
* -5--10-12-
1st Inv.
|4|-|5|-|-|-|-|r|
   +2  +5
-P4--P5--R-
* -0--2--7-
* -5--7--12-
2nd Inv.
|5|-|-|-|-|r|-|-|-|-|4|
   +5 +5
-P5--R--P4-
* -0--5--10-
* -5--10-15-

2 String Arpeggios

* any strings tuned to 4ths
Root Pos. A Root Pos. B 1st Inv. A 1st Inv. B 2nd Inv. A 2nd Inv. B
Major
* |3|-|-|5|
* |-|R|-|-|
* |-|-|5|-|-|
* |R|-|-|-|3|
* |5|-|-|-|-|R|
* |-|-|3|-|-|-|
* |-|-|-|R|
* |3|-|-|5|
* |R|-|-|-|3|
* |5|-|-|-|-|
* |-|-|-|-|3|-|
* |5|-|-|-|-|R|
B |3|-|-|5|
G |R|-|-|-|
B |-|-|-|5|-|
G |R|-|-|-|3|
B |5|-|-|-|-|R|
G |-|-|3|-|-|-|
B |-|-|-|-|R|
G |3|-|-|5|-|
B |-|R|-|-|-|3|
G |5|-|-|-|-|-|
B |-|-|-|-|-|3|
G |5|-|-|-|-|R|
Minor
* |3|-|-|-|5|
* |-|-|R|-|-|
* |-|-|5|-|
* |R|-|-|3|
* |5|-|-|-|-|R|
* |-|3|-|-|-|-|
* |-|-|-|-|R|
* |3|-|-|-|5|
* |R|-|-|3|
* |5|-|-|-|
* |-|-|-|3|-|-|
* |5|-|-|-|-|R|
B |3|-|-|-|5|
G |-|R|-|-|-|
B |-|-|-|5|
G |R|-|-|3|
B |5|-|-|-|-|R|
G |-|3|-|-|-|-|
B |-|-|-|-|-|R|
G |3|-|-|-|5|-|
B |-|R|-|-|3|
G |5|-|-|-|-|
B |-|-|-|-|3|-|
G |5|-|-|-|-|R|

3 String Arpeggios

* any strings tuned to 4ths
Root Pos. 1st Inv. 2nd Inv.
Major
* |5|-|-|-|
* |-|-|3|-|
* |-|-|-|R|
* |R|-|-|
* |5|-|-|
* |-|-|3|
* |3|-|
* |-|R|
* |-|5|
E |5|-|-|
B |-|-|3|
G |-|-|R|
E |R|-|
B |5|-|
G |-|3|
E |3|-|
B |-|R|
G |5|-|
B |5|-|-|
G |-|3|-|
D |-|-|R|
B |-|R|-|
G |5|-|-|
D |-|-|3|
B |3|
G |R|
D |5|
Minor
* |5|-|-|-|
* |-|3|-|-|
* |-|-|-|R|
* |R|-|-|
* |5|-|-|
* |-|3|-|
* |3|-|-|
* |-|-|R|
* |-|-|5|
E |5|-|-|
B |-|3|-|
G |-|-|R|
E |R|
B |5|
G |3|
E |3|-|-|
B |-|-|R|
G |-|5|-|
B |5|-|-|
G |3|-|-|
D |-|-|R|
B |-|R|
G |5|-|
D |-|3|
B |3|-|
G |-|R|
D |-|5|

String Skipping Arpeggios

* any strings tuned to 4ths
Root Pos. 1st Inv. 2nd Inv.
Major
*   |5|-|-|-|-|R|-|-|
*   |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
*   |-|-|-|R|-|-|-|3|
*   |R|-|-|-|3|-|
*   |-|-|-|-|-|-|
*   |-|-|3|-|-|5|
*   |3|-|-|5|-|-|-|
*   |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
*   |-|5|-|-|-|-|R|
E/B  |5|-|-|-|-|R|-|
B/G  |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
G/D  |-|-|R|-|-|-|3|
E/B  |R|-|-|-|3|
B/G  |-|-|-|-|-|
G/D  |-|3|-|-|5|
E/B  |3|-|-|5|-|-|
B/G  |-|-|-|-|-|-|
G/D  |5|-|-|-|-|R|
Minor
*   |5|-|-|-|-|R|-|
*   |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
*   |-|-|-|R|-|-|3|
*   |R|-|-|3|-|-|
*   |-|-|-|-|-|-|
*   |-|3|-|-|-|5|
*   |3|-|-|-|5|-|-|-|
*   |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
*   |-|-|5|-|-|-|-|R|
E/B  |5|-|-|-|-|R|
B/G  |-|-|-|-|-|-|
G/D  |-|-|R|-|-|3|
E/B  |R|-|-|3|-|
B/G  |-|-|-|-|-|
G/D  |3|-|-|-|5|
E/B  |3|-|-|-|5|-|-|
B/G  |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
G/D  |-|5|-|-|-|-|R|

Fixed Position Arpeggios for All Chords