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How to improvise with an arpeggio

Jens Larsen
http://www.jenslarsen.nl
Standard tuning

= 120
Example 1 - C major / G mixolydian
G7
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E-Gt

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3 5 6 3 6
2 4 5 4
5 5

Example 2 - Some ways to play a G7 Arpeggio


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3 6 6 3 3 6 6 3
4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5

3 6 3 6 3 3 3 6 6 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5

Example 3 - Ideas for starting on the other notes


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3 6 3 3 6 6 3 6
4 4 4 4
5 5 5

Example 4 - Adding scale notes between arpeggios


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3 6 3 6 3 5 6
2 4 4 5 4
5 5 5

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Example 5 - Rhythm and melody ideas just with G7
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3 3 6 6 6 3 3 6 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5

Example 6 - Ideas with an added 13(E) to the arpeggio


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3 3 5 6 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 3 5 6 3
4 4 4 4
5 5 5

Example 7 - G7 Ideas in one octave


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3 3 3 6 3 6 5 3 3 3
4 5 4 2 4 4 4 4 (4) 5 4 2
5 5 5

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