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. — 2 Finger Guitar Alternate Picking Arpeggio

Exercise 2: Pentatonic Variation

pentatonic guitar arpeggio alternate picking variation — Pentatonic Variation

Exercise 3: Minor 9 Variation

minor 9 alternate picking guitar arpeggio

Exercise 4: Descending Simple two finger Arpeggio

2 finger simple descending guitar arpeggio — Descending 2 finger arpeggio for alternate picking guitar

Exercise 5: Chord Pairs Ascending 2 finger Variation

chord pairs alternate picking guitar technique — Chord Pairs 2 Finger Guitar Alternate picking Arpeggio

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Alternate Picking Guitar Technique Explained Part 2

Posted on August 20, 2020September 4, 2020 by Jazz fusion guitar Improvisation lessons and modern music theory

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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.

alternate picking guitar sextuplets Al di meola guitar style lesson — Alternate Picking 6’s Articulation Guitar Exercise

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