3. Learn to recognise chords by ear Playing the individual notes of a chord is known as an arpeggio. It’s a tuneful alternative to scale-based soloing, guaranteeing that you’ll be in tune with the ...

This E minor arpeggio includes the 9th interval (an F# note) that’s a particular favourite of players like Gary Moore and Paul Gilbert. Part of the challenge here is the middle part of the arpeggio as ...

In this instance we used the relative minor chord “B” under the “D” major sweep. Example 2 So as you can see here, utilizing your diatonic friends above an octave in sweeping and arpeggio construction ...