About techniques pt.1 : Arpeggios

Doing an arpeggio is playing the notes of a chord separately. Arpeggios on the guitar are frequently used both in soloing and in a song's, chord progression . There are several techniques of playing an arpeggio of which, the most frequently used is sweep picking and string skipping but it is not that unusual to see an arpeggio played with economy or even alternate picking. Arpeggios are used in almost all kinds of guitar playing: Classical, rock, metal, acoustic, jazz , fusion, country and they sound quite impressive and most times melodic ,"warming" the song .

Here are some vids about arpeggios , enjoy!

Marty Friedman's Useful lesson: E major arpeggio






Paul Gilbert's Example on String Skipping Arpeggios





Frank Gambale Arpeggio





Jason Becker's Craziest arpeggios "Serrana"