Learn about Arpeggios - Part 1

Okay so now an arpeggio is taking the C chord which should be written down like this, C, G or your three-notes in your C chord. And instead of playing the chords as a complete strum, as one, what you’re doing is that when you play an arpeggio, you’re actually breaking up the chord. Okay, as opposed to this play as one straight chord note. So, let’s take this G chord right here, G, B, D, there’s your chord. But let’s break this up, G, B, D and there you have it. So that’s your D arpeggio. So we can actually play it, we can actually play this together. All right, so here’s your C chord. [Demonstration] And if I want to break that up instead of doing one strum, I’m going to break it up and go like this— [Demonstration] So now that’s—instead of playing these chords— [Demonstration] Okay let’s arpeggiate through them and then you’ll hear actually how it sounds when you play things separately. [Demonstration] All right so now, that’s the idea of taking something and then actually arpeggiating it. So let’s take a song, let’s take a song together and have it arpeggiate. So let’s break this up and here guys, throw down a chord progression like three chords. Three chords—all right, F, B, D. Instead of F, D, B, let’s do E, B, D. You do that or F, B flat, D. Okay, let’s do E, B, D. Only this F gets a little bit crazy especially for people who are trying to watch the show and keep up with it. So here are your three chords, E, B, D. Instead of playing this E chord, I’m going to arpeggiate it like this. So I’m going to arpeggiate my E chord then let’s play a B as the chord then let’s arpeggiate our D which is going to be D, A—let’s go to this, let’s have it walked up. So what we have here and by the way, don’t ever, ever write the chord ended scale. Just hang tight for a minute. Okay so your B chord is B, D and an F. So it’s going to look like this. What we’re going to do is we’re going to arpeggiate our E chord. Let’s arpeggiate the E, play the B and then arpeggiate going back up on our D. So arpeggiate E. [Demonstration] So all I did was arpeggiate my E, I broke it up. An arpeggiation is a broken chord. So instead of playing it like this— [Demonstration] I’m going to break it up using my pick right here, watch my hand, ready? Let me move this down, okay. Like this— [Demonstration] So are there any questions about arpeggiating? Now in arpeggiation, is no different with your left hand than when you’re not arpeggiating. So whether I’m arpeggiating or not, I’m still going to be playing this chord here, okay? Hold on, give me a second. Okay so now, I’m still going to be playing this chord here. [Demonstration] But now, it’s all of your right hand technique. It’s all right hand technique. So you can arpeggiate using just your fingers too. You don’t have to use the pick. So let’s hear how that sounds. [Demonstration] So all of these are a bunch of different tricks that you do—not really tricks, somewhat just taking technique. So let me stop this recording Are there any questions about arpeggiation? Now I’m going to stop this recording and then do a part two video on the actual arpeggiation techniques and how it was suppose to correctly practice those techniques. Okay, Smithy you go, “are the arpeggios only the 1, 3 ,5 notes of a chord?” No, no, no no. That’s a great—that’s a great question though. Okay. By the way, you have to put your questions in red because there’s—everyone speak their own font and I get a lot of maroons and purple and red and deep bold black. Okay. So the way that it work is that arpeggiations don’t have to be doing 3, 5’s. If I’m playing this piano right here, if I—in this chord, all right, let’s make it—this chord. [Demonstration] If I wanted to arpeggiate that chord, it doesn’t have to be a route in five. [Demonstration] Because this mean, we’re major chord. This may Csus045 9th chord. But now here’s the sound if arpeggiated. [Demonstration] Okay. Just using all arpeggios. I’m taking the actual construction of any chord. It doesn’t have to be 2, 3, 5. I can make it a routine five.. Here’s a C major chord, let’s arpeggiate it. [Demonstration] In fact, you’ll see a lot of baselines that have arpeggiation. [Demonstration] You know whatever. I mean you’ll hear that a lot. But now, are there any other questions about that before I start getting a little more specific? This is kind of like a beginner arpeggiation thing. Let me stop this recording and I hope it helps you guys with..