Arpeggios 101: Mandolin

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Arpeggios are broken chords, in other words, the notes used to form a chord, played individually. Understanding how arpeggios are built and fluently being able to play many arpeggio variations will help your playing on all levels – improv, melody creation/analysis, building harmony lines, back-up…

In this Mandolin Arpeggios 101 mini-course, we’ll cover:

  • Common intervals used in arpeggios;
  • Open position major & minor arpeggios;
  • Movable major & minor arpeggios;
  • 4 note extensions – movable major 7, minor 7 & dominant 7 arpeggios;
  • Learn an example solo, using only arpeggio notes from each chord change;
  • Plus, strategies for developing the use of arpeggios in your own playing.

Become a Premium Member  To access full lesson including:

  • 4 video lessons;
  • Worksheets covering all arpeggios, intervals & example solo;
  • MP3 play-along & backing track for example solo;
  • Plus full access to all website content!

The PDF worksheet for LESSON 1 is available below: