 Have you ever wondered how guitar players come up with interesting guitar parts to songs like House Of The Rising Sun, Hotel California, or Stairway To Heaven?
Some of the most iconic guitar parts you can think of are created by using a technique called arpeggios. While some of these parts can sound tricky and complicated, it’s actually a pretty simple technique to get started with. Arpeggios are an important technique for guitar players in just about any musical style you can imagine. They provide a different texture for your chords than strumming does, and can be a helpful songwriting tool. Arpeggios are used throughout all styles of music, and in many cases they make up some of the most memorable guitar parts to songs you like. Luckily, arpeggios for guitar can be as simple as learning a picking pattern to play while holding down a chord. Learning your arpeggio patterns will give you more options to play with as you improve your skills, and make your picking technique better at the same time In this lesson you will learn the basic 4 string arpeggio picking patterns, and how to apply them to basic open guitar chords. By the end of this lesson you’ll have the tools you need to play simple arpeggio picking patterns over chord progressions, and apply them to some of your favorite songs as well.
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