G major/minor/minor 7/major 7 arpeggios
| Recommended tempo: 30 bpm
Instructions
These exercises will improve your fretboard knowledge, help you work on moving up and down the neck, and teach you where the intervals sit (major/minor third, fifth, major/minor seventh).
These arpeggios will also be great tools for your improvisations, and of course they'll improve your dexterity (left/right hand synchronization, stretching...), not to mention that they'll make it easier to learn songs by the many guitarists who use them (Mark Knopfler...).
This is a long-term project that may seem difficult, especially if you're not used to practicing arpeggios, but it's well worth it. Feel free to add this exercise to your favorites and come back to it regularly.
For more information, I recommend checking out the excellent David Gauthier YouTube channel - many thanks and congratulations to him.
Exercice 1
G major arpeggio played horizontally. First note G (root) then B (major third) and D (fifth)
Exercice 2
G minor arpeggio played horizontally. First note G (root) then Bb (minor third) and D (fifth) - notice the difference in position of the minor third (second note of the arpeggio).
Exercice 3
G major 7 arpeggio played horizontally. First note G (root) then B (major third), D (fifth) and F# (major seventh).
Exercice 4
G dominant 7th arpeggio (dom7) played horizontally. First note G (root) then B (major third), D (fifth) and F (minor seventh).
Exercice 5
G minor 7 arpeggio played horizontally. First note G (root) then Bb (minor third), D (fifth) and F (minor seventh).
