Find Arpeggios: Chords, One Note at a Time

The short answer: Find Arpeggios gives you an arpeggio — a chord played one note at a time — and a zone to find it in. Points are based on speed. Arpeggios are the chord tones that make a solo actually outline the harmony instead of just running a scale over the top.

What the game is

You are given an arpeggio and a highlighted area, and you find its notes across the neck. Unlike a scale, an arpeggio is only the chord tones — the strong notes that lock a line to the underlying chord.

What it teaches

• Arpeggio shapes for the common chord types across the neck.
• The chord tones (1-3-5-7) that are the strong notes to target.
• The link between a chord's shape and its arpeggio.

Why it's cool

The distinction between arpeggios and scales is one of the most useful in all of soloing: scales fill the space, arpeggios land on the beat. Drilling arpeggios is how solos start sounding intentional.

Where to start

Read arpeggios vs scales and chord-tone soloing, then work the Major Arpeggios course.