Hey Friend,
I came across some other exercises I created quite a while ago that fit in well with the current discussion on arpeggios. I guess that should be a clue to me that I need to spend some time going through all the old exercises, maybe shake the dust off more of them!
The one I’m pulling out today lets us practice using chords we studied not too long ago - 7th chords. The key is A major, and three of the chords are of the A persuasion.
I called this a walk-down arpeggio because of how the chord notes seem to “walk down” in pitch. In the three A chords, the only note affected is the root note A as it gets shifted one fret lower for the first three chord changes.
Please note that in the tabs, the A major chord shows a fingering of 1 2 3, meaning your index finger on the fourth string, second fret, your middle on the third string, second fret and the ring finger on the second string, second fret.
I suggest you change this to 2 1 3. All fingers are on the second fret, but switch your index and middle finger. It becomes real evident when you play the second chord that this fingering is much easier when it comes to chord changes.
As I got reacquainted with this exercise, it pushed me to figure out what should come next in the progression. Turns out this passage is very similar to a song I learned in elementary school forty plus years ago.
Here are the files:
Tomorrow, we’ll take today’s exercise and flesh it out more. Maybe you'll remember the song that inspired this exercise. Don't worry, I'll tell you what it is, but isn't it more fun to try and guess?
See you next time...
Peace~
Dave
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