A chord progression derived from Melodic MInor, use Arpeggio shapes over this track to practice your own improvised soloing. You can use Triad Arpeggios depending on the tonality (major, minor, augmented, diminished) of the chord, and it is best to start with playing the shapes verbatim to begin with. Once you're comfortable switching through the changes, you can then start to add your own riffs and licks, and try different arpeggiated patterns that stray from the diagrams.
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Play several different One-Octave Triad and Four-Part Arpeggios from Root position at 60bpm, eighth notes.
Move through chord changes and anticipate harmonic ideas with this visual backing track.
Arpeggios will reveal a new way to move around the fretboard when improvising.
Follow the chords to outline them using arpeggios derived from the diatonic chords of Melodic Minor.
Use the video to anticipate upcoming chords in the progression and utilize your knowledge of the Harmonic Minor Scale to target chord tones among the harmony.
Learn the reasoning for arpeggios in your guitar playing–what they can offer and what they really are.
These tactics will help you get a feel for where to implement diminished sounds in your playing in a bluesy context.
Arpeggios are every guitar player's favorite flashy tool. Here's how you can get started with implementing them into your playing.