Types of arpeggios

Arpeggios can be classified into several families : Triad Arpeggios (made of three notes) as maj, min, aug, sus4, sus2, and diminished. Tetrads or four-note arpeggios (made of four notes) as maj7, min7, dom7, m7b5, dim7, maj6, min6, minMaj7, maj7#5, aug7, 7sus4, 7sus2. Five-note arpeggios as min9, dom9, maj9.

1. How many arpeggios are there?
2. What are arpeggio patterns?
3. What are 7th arpeggios?
4. What is a jazz arpeggio?

How many arpeggios are there?

There are five arpeggios shapes for each chord, which order should I learn them? The big thing to remember here is not to just rush into learning lots of arpeggio shapes that you don't use, you will forget them and it's a waste of time and energy.

What are arpeggio patterns?

An arpeggio is a chord whose notes are played one at a time instead of simultaneously. It's sort of the exploded view of a chord. Playing major arpeggios on guitar prepares you for music with major chords — and, of course, for music that employs major arpeggios.

What are 7th arpeggios?

Just like 7th chords, 7th arpeggios contain four notes. All we're doing is adding an extra note to the major and minor triads (3 notes) we learned previously. This provides us with a fuller arpeggio sound that can be used to extend the basic major or minor sounds.

What is a jazz arpeggio?

Jazz guitar arpeggios are the notes of a chord, played individually without any open strings. By eliminating open strings, the arpeggios become moveable "shapes" that can be used for all 12 keys. This is very useful for outlining chord changes during improvisation.