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ProfessorGAC

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Wed Oct 27, 2021, 08:08 PM Oct 2021

Guitar Players - Nifty Lick I Found [View all]

I've been into arpeggios for a while now, and in working up a solo for a song I'm recording, I came up with a really neat way to play a 3 octave arpeggio.
Let's say we're in A Major.
Hammer 5th fret, low E then the 9th fret with the middle finger of the right hand. (Index finger if not holding a pick.)
Now hammer 7th fret, A string with the left ring finger, then the 12th fret with the right hand.
Middle finger left hand hammers 6th fret G string, & right hits the 9th fret.
Right hand taps at 10th fret, 2nd string, and the left hand hammers the 9th & 12th fret on the 1st string.
Fingering is the same on the way down. If you're doing it in triplets, you only get one octave back down and finish on the highest A. If you're doing 16th notes, you can resolve on the E at the 7th fret A string.
It sounds super cool when you need to keep the mood major.
It's easy, but takes practice to do it at speed.

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Guitar Players - Nifty Lick I Found [View all] ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 OP
Trying it right now... Iggo Oct 2021 #1
Oops! ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #2
Yep. That makes more sense. Iggo Oct 2021 #3
Here's Why I Came Up With It ProfessorGAC Oct 2021 #4
Can you post a video to demonstrate? nt prodigitalson Nov 2021 #5
Can you post a video to demonstrate? nt prodigitalson Nov 2021 #6
I'll Try To Figure Out How ProfessorGAC Nov 2021 #7
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