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Guitar Arpeggios
Arpeggios for guitar - Primer

Reading Guitar
Arpeggio Charts
(vertical perspective)

Another way that you will often see arpeggio charts written is from a vertical perspective. This is the same way that you read guitar chord charts.

 

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1 | | 1 | 1 - 2nd fret
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| | | | | |
| | | | 2 |
| | | | | |
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| | 3 | | |
| | | | | |
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| | | | | |
4 4 | | | 4
| | | | | |
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|         |
6th       1st
string    string

This is played the same way as the arpeggio chart written from the horizontal perspective. Get used to reading arpeggio charts both way. You may prefer one way over the other, but you will see both equally.

E:--------------------2--5--2----------------------
B:-----------------3-----------3-------------------
G:--------------2-----------------2----------------
D:-----------4-----------------------4-------------
A:--------5-----------------------------5----------
E:--2--5-----------------------------------5--2----

Page 2, Reading guitar arpeggio charts (horizontal perspective)

Page 4, Playing Guitar Arpeggios


Arpeggio Primer Jump Zone
What is a guitar arpeggio? - What is the purpose of an arpeggio?
Reading guitar arpeggio charts (horizontal perspective)
Reading guitar arpeggio charts (vertical perspective)
Playing Guitar Arpeggios


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