MAJOR ARPEGGIOS

TRIADS

Chords in first position

C A G E D

Major arpeggios

Form of C Form of A Form of G Form of E Form of D

Exercise 1

Play the arpeggios following the next chromatic progressions.

Use the metronome in order to gradually increase the speed.

FORM OF C

C C# D D#

E F F# G

G# A A# B

FORM OF A

C C# D D#

E F F# G

G# A A# B

FORM OF G

A A# B C

C# D D# E

F F# G G#

FORM OF E
 G G# A A#

B C C# D

D# E F F#

FORM OF D

E F F# G

G# A A# B

C C# D D#

Exercise 2

Play the arpeggios of the following progressions while following the form indicated
between the parentheses.

Progression n. 1

(A) (D) (G) (C)

C F Bb Eb

(E) (A) (D) (A)

Ab Db Gb B

(D) (G) (C) (E)

E A D G
Progression n. 2

(G) (C) (E) (A)

C F Bb Eb

(D) (G) (C) (E)

Ab Db Gb B

(A) (D) (A) (D)

E A D G

Progression n. 3

(E) (A) (D) (G)

C F Bb Eb

(C) (E) (A) (D)

Ab Db Gb B

(A) (D) (G) (C)

E A D G

Progression n. 4

(D) (G) (C) (E)

C F Bb Eb

(A) (D) (G) (C)

Ab Db Gb B

(E) (A) (E) (A)

E A D G
Progression n. 5

(C) (E) (A) (D)

C F Bb Eb

(G) (C) (E) (A)

Ab Db Gb B

(D) (G) (C) (E)

E A D G

Exercise 3

Play each arpeggios over a blues in A like is it shown in the example

Exemple in the form of G

(G) (G) (G) (G)

A % % %

(G) (G) (G) (G)

D % A %

(G) (G) (G) (G)

E D A E

Esercise 4

Play the arpeggios over a blues in A utilizing different forms.

Exemple 1
 (G) (G) (G) (G)
A % % %

(C) (C) (G) (G)

D % A %

(D) (C) (G) (C)

E D A E

Exemple 2

(E) (E) (D) (C)

A % % %

(E) (G) (D) (C)

D % A %

(G) (D) (A) (A)

E D A E