arpeggios for improvisation

David Famularo · Post by **David Famularo** » 30 Mar 2017 1:53 am

Hi

Can anyone recommend resources for learning arpeggios to use for improvisation? I would like to learn some nice patterns to play over one or a series of chords!

thanks!

Einar Baldursson · Post by **Einar Baldursson** » 30 Mar 2017 3:00 am

I highly recommend Exploring C6th Lap Steel by Andy Volk. It has a lot of arpeggio patterns and etudes over chord changes.

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 30 Mar 2017 4:23 am

This book by Mimi Fox goes a little deeper into the use of arpeggios for improvisation, but obviously you would need to find them on the neck yourself (which is a good thing!).

Guitar Arpeggio Studies on Jazz Standards (Mel Bays Private Lessons)

David Famularo · Post by **David Famularo** » 30 Mar 2017 9:57 am

thanks! I'll check those out

I forgot to mention that I play a C6 lap.

Guy Cundell · Post by **Guy Cundell** » 30 Mar 2017 3:52 pm

One very effective method of learning is to take a specific tune and write out a succession of arpeggios to suit, paying attention to interesting voicings and ease movement between them. This is straight out of the jazz educatorâ€™s playbook. You can use â€˜vanillaâ€™ chords or get adventurous with chord extensions and substitutions. It is a slow process but once youâ€™re finished you have a valuable resource for daily practice. This is a great way of discovering the neck and expanding chord knowledge in a way that â€˜sticksâ€™. If you pick your tunes carefully, you can get a lot of mileage out of the result (eg Iâ€™ve Got Rhythm, Sweet Georgia Brown).

Here is an example that I did on â€˜Mistyâ€™ for dobro tuning.

https://soundcloud.com/guy-cundell/mistral

Former Member · Post by **Former Member** » 31 Mar 2017 3:15 am

---Stairway 2 heaven...anyone?
Thanks for posting that Guy! Got me to thinking.
I've always wanted to put together a tricone version of 'Moon', just getting started is beyond my level...

https://youtu.be/Wa-N_r1IqTY

David Famularo · Post by **David Famularo** » 3 Apr 2017 1:37 am

"One very effective method of learning is to take a specific tune and write out a succession of arpeggios to suit, paying attention to interesting voicings and ease movement between them."

Thanks - that's a great suggestion

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 3 Apr 2017 4:13 am

Ron, nice to hear that Winston tune again - it's been a long while. He has a beautiful style. I believe he called it "folk piano." It would be cool to hear what you come up with for a steel interpretation.

Former Member · Post by **Former Member** » 3 Apr 2017 11:55 am

Andy,
I'm getting my son's piano copy out of storage,
I'll try to scan and post it. Maybe we could all figure it out together!