Arpeggios

Arpeggio is a musical term for a succesion of notes. For guitarist, it is commonly known as "sweep picking". It is defined a " broken chord where the notes are played or sung in succession rather than simultaneously. " It can be described as a skill that many guitarist want to aquire. For some, it is difficult to play arpeggios because it requires timing and speed. Arpeggios are commonly heard at the end of a guitar solo. It is mostly used in neo-classical music and rock music. Famous guitarist who uses arpeggios are Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Slash and Steve Vai.




In the OPM scene, the guitarist of Rocksteddy is known for using this almost every guitar solo. It is one of the famous skills because it creates a good melody on any tempo. One way to master this skill is to pracice playing this from a slow tempo to a fast one. Another thing to remember in playing Arpeggio is that it should be played from a certain scale like a Major Scale or a Pentatonic Minor. Although it is widely used in Rock Music, Arpeggios can alos be used on some ballads like the one from Richard Marx's "Now and Forever". Even though it is hard, just by practicing it everyday can help guitarist aquire one of the most famous skills on guitar playing.