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Minor Guitar Arpeggios
Root on the 5th string

When playing a guitar arpeggio with the root on a string other that the 6th string do the following.

This way your ear becomes accustom to how the notes relate to the root of the arpeggio. If you just started playing on the lowest note, your ear would hear all of the rest of the notes in relationship to that note, and not the root.

This is the tablature for an D minor arpeggio using the form above. The notes in parentheses are the root of the arpeggio (D).

This is the tablature for an D minor arpeggio using the form above. The notes in parentheses are the root of the arpeggio (D).

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