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In this lesson we will look at alternate picking arpeggios with simple 2 finger concepts. When playing clean/acoustic jazz fusion or Indian style Raga Shakti lines the Rhythm is everything so arpeggios have to be picked correctly and in time.
The Tab/Notation and the video above gives all the info to get started now! Good Luck!
Exercise 1: Two finger arpeggio Ascending and Descending
2 Finger Guitar Alternate Picking Arpeggio
Exercise 2: Pentatonic Variation
Pentatonic Variation
Exercise 3: Minor 9 Variation
Exercise 4: Descending Simple two finger Arpeggio
Descending 2 finger arpeggio for alternate picking guitar
In this exercise we play the most common thing known to man on the guitar “The minor pentatonic” scale.
BUT, the key here is to play and “Count” “1 2 3 4 5 6” to get the “Rhythm” so that the picking and fretting hands can articulate the phrase musically in time and in synchronisation.
This next exercise is a classic “Repetition” alternate picking exercise. Count “1 e and a 2 e and a 3 e and a 4 e and a” and play in a double timed tetrachord manner accenting the 1st note in each 4 note grouping
In this “Teen Taal” Harmonic minor scale Indian Raga lesson for guitar [Tabla/Tanpura/shruti] We will employ strict alternate picking starting on a”Down stroke”. Count time and keep the alternate picking rhythmical and tight as you tap your foot and count in groups of four 16th notes [Tetrachords] over the following below,
1 2 3 456 7 8 910 11 121314 15 16
A HARMONIC MINOR 16 BEAT CYCLE “TIN TAL” [TEEN TAAL] RAGA NOTATION/TABLATURE.
16 Beat cycle “Teen Taal” Indian Raga
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