Guitar Arpeggios
Select Arpeggio Type
Practice Tips for Alternate Picking
- • Start slow and focus on accuracy over speed
- • Practice each arpeggio ascending and descending
- • Use a metronome to maintain steady rhythm
- • Alternate between downstrokes and upstrokes
- • Keep your picking hand relaxed and consistent
- • Practice in different positions on the neck
- • Combine arpeggios with scales for improvisation
Fretboard Pattern
Fretboard Pattern (Key of C)
6
Root
5
3rd
4
5th
3
Root
2
3rd
1
5th
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Pattern Details
Arpeggio: Major Arpeggio
Key: C
Intervals: 1 - 3 - 5
Notes in C: C Major: C-E-G
Exercises
Exercise 1: Position Practice
Play the arpeggio pattern starting from the open position, then move it up one fret and repeat. Continue moving up the neck.
Exercise 2: Speed Building
Set a metronome to 60 BPM. Play the arpeggio 4 times ascending, 4 times descending. Gradually increase the tempo.
Exercise 3: Musical Application
Create a simple melody using only the notes from this arpeggio. Try playing it over a backing track in the same key.