Try playing a song you know with a different pattern like this one and you may find yourself discovering new ways of playing the songs you like.
If you are just starting you can add up some different combinations to spice up your playing. You can play it in the key of G, A or D, the most commonly used keys in Country music.įingerstyle arpeggios do not have to be rhythmically difficult to play a beautiful song. In this genre, it is very common to play this pattern. Of course, we cannot forget Country music if we are going to play fingerstyle arpeggios. | G | D | Cadd9 | D :|| G | 8- Country style You may also find that I added the Cadd9 chord which is very bright and beautiful to play with any kind of arpeggio, especially on the acoustic guitar. This one was made so you could use your index and middle finger and then your middle and ring finger. In order to improve your playing with these fingerstyle arpeggios, it is recommended that you make up your own patterns, be creative and use all of your fingers in different combinations as in this exercise. | Am | Dm | G7| C | F | E7 | Am| Am 7- Index with middle and middle with the ring finger If you find a chord that its lowest note is played with the 4th string as Dm or D, You can alternate between the 4th and 5th string. Again, we have a simple rhythm, all eighth notes and the bass alternates between the 6th and the 5th string. |Dm | G7 | C | Am :|| Dm 6- Alternating bass with three simultaneous notesįrom all the fingerstyle arpeggios or pattern in this series, this is the only one that uses three fingers at the same time. Remember that if we are in 3/4, the strongest beat is the first one, so try to play it a bit louder than the rest.
Again, we have a 3/4 time signature and we always play two notes at the same time. If you’ve never played fingerstyle guitar, at least you might be familiar with this sound. | Am | Dsus4/F# | Em | Em :|| Em 5- Waltz style As you can see, the thumb is constantly keeping the beat and the rest of the fingers are playing repeatedly these sequence of strings: 2, 3, 1, 3 This arpeggio or pattern, as opposed to the previous ones, is using a 3/4 time signature. | Em | Am | B7 | Em :|| 4- bass and jump fingerstyle arpeggios This fingerpicking arpeggio is very interesting if you want to compose a ballad. We only have eighth notes together with a combination of different fingers. Rhythmically speaking, this pattern is very simple.
|G | C | D | C :|| G 3- Fingerstyle arpeggios: Ballad style This is a beautiful pattern that you can play in any style and with any chord you like.
As you can see, the second note from the second beat is tied to the next beat. This fingerstyle arpeggio has a common feature with the previous one. | C | G | Am | Am /G | D/F# | E | Am | Am || 2- Green Day style The chords suggested here are selected so you can play this pattern with the bass on the 5th and 6th string. This is a beautiful arpeggio that you can copy so you can create your own songs. Click here to learn these arpeggios with the interactive transcription> 1- Dust in the wind styleįor this fingerstyle arpeggio, we have the type of rhythm played in the song Dust in the wind by Kansas.