16th note Arpeggios.
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The first lick is based on a simple C-major arpeggio. This type of arpeggio is the one I've found easiest to master, so you'll see it in a lot of licks. It's not how many great ideas you have, it's how well you exploit the ones you have...("they don't give these pages to schimps....")
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what the arpeggio looks like:
Turning it into a minor arp is easy: lower the third (the second note in the arp) a half-step: |
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The beauty of arpeggios is the many ways in which you can use them. The C-major arpeggio in this lick doesn't have to be played over a C-major chord. With a little knowledge of music theory, or a good ear, you'll soon realize that you can use them in a lot of ways and get some really nice colorings. If you listen to the midi-file, you'll hear the lick played over an a-minor chord, then over a c-major chord - oh, how cool!! I always play these arpeggios using sweep-picking, ie a single picking motion up or down. If you can play this fast using alternate picking, you are a "chops-monster" and shouldn't be here in the first place...;-).
