The Most Epic Guitar Arpeggio
Music Theory: Level 1 • 7m 19s
In this lesson, I’ll demonstrate how to first identify a common arpeggio shape, determine the scale it’s derived from and make adjustments in order to yield truly awesome-sounding arpeggios. This shape is built from the Locrian mode, which typically has the reputation for being almost unusable. Well–we’re about to use it.
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