Lesson 21 of 43GuitarIntermediate

Group B: Arpeggios

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James Barratt runs through Group B of the Rockschool Grade 5 technical exercises - two-octave major and minor arpeggios across all six strings.

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    • 01. Intro to technical exercises

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    • 02. Rob Luft on how to practice exercises

      3:31

    • 03. Group A: Scales

      5:16

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    • 05. Group C: Chords

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Lesson transcript

Group B Arpeggios Lesson

Let's take a look at Group B together. These are the arpeggios, and we'll be going across two octaves on all six strings.

G Major Arpeggio

Starting with the G major arpeggio:

  • 1, 2, 3, 4.

D Major Arpeggio

Now, let's show you the D major arpeggio with the root note on the A string:

  • Starting here on the fifth fret of the A string:
    • 1, 2, 3, 4.

C Minor Arpeggio

Next, onto the minor arpeggios. The one in the book is C minor, starting on the third fret of the A string. Here it is:

  • 1, 2, 3, 4.

Let me play it for you.

A Minor Arpeggio

Now, in the key of a root note on the E string, we have the A minor:

  • 1, 2, 3, 4.

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