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Diatonic Arpeggios You Can Really Use (Part 3)

July 10, 2018October 5, 2018Graham TippettLeave a Comment

If you’ve been following this series, you can probably guess how we’re going to form eleventh arpeggios. If you haven’t, feel free to check out Part 1 and Part 2 as they’ll provide you with a solid foundation for incorporating

Diatonic Arpeggios You Can Really Use (Part 2)

July 9, 2018October 5, 2018Graham TippettLeave a Comment

In Part 1, we looked at a way to pull arpeggios out of scales by looking at the bigger picture first, then focusing on a smaller part of it. This way, we were able to extract all the diatonic … Read more

Diatonic Arpeggios You Can Really Use (Part 1)

July 1, 2018October 6, 2018Graham TippettLeave a Comment

Truth be told, I always found arpeggios very challenging to learn and ended up trying to force them into my playing. At Music College we were given all these patterns to learn that you’d spend hours on end practicing, but … Read more

Steve Morse Style Alternate Picking Arpeggios

November 25, 2016April 13, 2019Graham Tippett4 Comments

If you’re a fan of Steve Morse’s playing, one of his most prominent techniques is alternate picking arpeggios instead of sweeping them. I think this is a great technique to have under your belt as it really heightens the dexterity … Read more