Arpeggio Madness
Arpeggio Madness
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Rusty Cooley Arpeggio Madness Method By: John McCarthy Adapted By: Jimmy Rutkowski Supervising Editor: Joe Palombo Music Transcribing & Engraving: Jimmy Rutkowski, Matt Warnock Production Manager: John McCarthy Layout, Graphics & Design: Jimmy Rutkowski Music Transcribing & Engraving: Jimmy Rutkowski Photography: Rodney Dabney Copy Editor: Cathy McCarthy Cover Art Direction & Design: Paul Enea, Tovero & Marks
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Table of Contents About the Instructor ......................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Icon Key .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Tuning ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Overview Diatonic Modes ………...................................................................................................................... 9 Chord Scales ………......................................................................................................................... 11
DVD 1 Chapter One: Five & Six String Root Shapes A Minor Five & Six String Arpeggio Shapes ………......................................................................... 16 C Major Five & Six String Arpeggio Shapes ………........................................................................20 B Diminished Arpeggios ………........................................................................................................ 25 Chapter Two: Sequences Three to Five String Arpeggio Sequences ………..........................................................................29 Melodic Arpeggios ………..............................................................................................................31 Chapter Three: Fifth String Root Sevenths “G” Major 7th Arpeggios ………....................................................................................................... 34 “A” Minor 7th Arpeggios ………........................................................................................................ 35 “A” Dominant 7th Arpeggios ………................................................................................................36 F#m7b5 Arpeggios ………............................................................................................................... 37 Additional Seventh Arpeggio Concepts ………................................................................................ 38 Combining Arpeggios with Chromatic Passing Tones ……….......................................................... 39
DVD 2 Chapter Four: Extended Arpeggios Diatonic 11th Arpeggios In the Key of “G” Major ………................................................................ 41 Diatonic 13th Arpeggios In the Key of “G” Major ………................................................................43 Extended Diatonic Arpeggios In the Key of “G” Major ……….......................................................... 45 Diatonic 13th Arpeggios In the Key of “B” Harmonic Minor ………................................................47 Chapter Five: Four String Arpeggios Four String 5ths Arpeggios ……….................................................................................................52 Sweeping 5ths Key of "C" Major ..………...................................................................................... 54 Chapter Six: Two String Arpeggios 56 Two String Sweep Picking Arpeggio Sequence ……….................................................................... 60 Two String Economy Picking Arpeggio Sequence ………................................................................
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Arpeggio Madness Chapter Seven: Diminished Seventh Arpeggios Diminished 7th Arpeggios Sweep Picking ………..........................................................................63 Applying Diminished 7th Arpeggios Using Legato ………..............................................................65 Chapter Eight: String Skipping & Legato Three Octave String Skipping Legato Arpeggios ……….................................................................. 68 70 Three Octave Arpeggios with Tapping ……….................................................................................. String Skipping Legato Solo ……….................................................................................................. 72
DVD 3 Chapter Nine: Single String Triads “Death Licks” Single String Triads ………................................................................................................................ 74 Single String Sus2 & Sus4 Triads ……….......................................................................................... 78 Single String Four Note Triads Major Add2 and Minor Add4 ………................................................. 80 Single String Triads - Inversions ....................................................................................................... 83 Single String Triad Licks .................................................................................................................84 Additional Concepts ……….............................................................................................................85 Chapter Ten: Melodic & Intervallic Arpeggios Melodic Arpeggio Phrases ……….................................................................................................... 88 Intervallic Arpeggios ………............................................................................................................... 90 Intervallic Arpeggio Etude ………...................................................................................................... 91 Chapter Eleven: Song Excerpts “Diminium” ………............................................................................................................................. 93 “Riders” ………................................................................................................................................94 “Riders”- Chorus Arpeggios & Outro Solo ………............................................................................ 95 “The Butcher”- Intro ……….............................................................................................................. 97 “The Butcher”- Pre Solo ………........................................................................................................ 98 “War Cry” ……….............................................................................................................................. 99
Chord Table ……….........................................................................................................................100 How To Get Your Next Rock House Product ………........................................................................ 102 The Rock House Catalog ………..................................................................................................... 103
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About the Author
Rusty Cooley
Rusty Cooley is at the forefront of pushing the boundaries of modern guitar playing. A world renown musician and instructor who has influenced some of today’s most respected guitarist such as Mark Tremonti of Creed and John Petrucci of Dreamtheater – he has performed on more than 15 albums and has seven different instructional products to his credit. His two new products Fretboard Autopsy Level 1 and Fretboard Autopsy Level 2 from Rock House have been his most well received and critically acclaimed instructional products to date. Rusty has been featured in magazines such as Guitar Player, Guitar One, Guitar World, Guitar Techniques and Axe. He has had his own column in Guitar Player magazine titled “Metal Guru.” In January 2003, Rusty was given the honor of the “7th Fastest Shredder of All Time” by Guitar One Magazine and most recently was named by Total Guitar magazine as one of the top 20 fastest shredders of all time. Rusty has his own signature model guitar with Dean, the “RC7 Xenocide” released in 2007, He uses EMG pickups, Diamond Amplification, Morley, Intellitouch tuners, Rocktron preamps, Maxon, GHS strings, VHT, Conklin and Eventide harmonizers. For more information on Rusty and his instructional products visit RockHouseMethod.com.
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Tuning Throughout this program Rusty is using a seven string guitar tuned a half step down to Eb tuning. The tuning notes are:
(Thinnest) 1st String 2nd String
Eb
Bb
3rd String
4th String
5th String
6th String
(Thickest) 7th String
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
Bb
Note that even though Rusty is using a seven-string guitar, all of the examples he teaches only use the 6th through 1st strings making all of the examples applicable to all guitarists. For a six-string guitar tune as follows:
(Thinnest) 1st String 2nd String
Eb
Bb
3rd String
4th String
5th String
(Thickest) 6th String
Gb
Db
Ab
Eb
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Arpeggio Madness Diatonic Modes Before we begin this program it is essential that you have the basics of modal theory under your hands. The following is the diatonic modes relative to the key of “G” major for you to review.
Ionian
Lydian
Dorian
Phrygian
Miixolydian
Aeolian
Locrian
G Ionian
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B Phrygian
C Lydian
D Mixolydian
E Aeolian
F# Locrian
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Arpeggio Madness Chord Scales Each key has its own set of chords that correspond and function directly with it. There is no “book of secrets” that tells musicians the chords that are available to use. You have already learned the information needed to build the chords within a key, now to get to the next level of songwriting and modal knowledge you need to learn how to harmonize a Major scale. First, look at basic three-part harmony or triads. This three-part harmonization derives the basic major, minor, diminished and augmented chords within any given scale. The Major scale has three of these four types of three-part harmony chords; Major, minor and diminished. It is easiest to see this process on a notation staff and piano. Let’s look at a “C” Major scale in both of these formats.
Now if we play the first, third and fifth degrees of the scale simultaneously we have a “C” Major chord.
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Arpeggio Madness Now take the second degree of the scale “D” and skip the third degree, add the fourth degree “F,” skip the fifth note and add in the sixth note “A.” We now have a grouping of the three notes “D,” “F” and “A.” These notes create the notes of a “D” minor chord.
Notice that with the first chord we used the scale degrees 1 – 3 – 5 and with the second chord we used the scale degree 2 – 4 – 6. Do you see the pattern; the chord is comprised of every other note. So the III chord would be created by using the scale degrees 3, 5 and 7 (E – G – B) which outline an “E” minor chord. Here is the “C” Major scale with each degree harmonized in three parts. Notice that the chords that have their lowest tone on a line have the next two notes on a staff line as well and the same goes for the notes that begin on a staff space; the next two notes are in the spaces as well. These are intervals of a third. Chords are constructed by stacking intervals of thirds. The tabbed chords below each triad are full form chords and contain duplicate notes within each triad to create these commonly used chords.
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Arpeggio Madness Now let’s look at four-part harmonization. This type of harmony is where the chords types such as Major Seventh, Minor Seventh, Minor Seventh “b5” and Dominant Seventh come from. If you have a good grasp on the three-part harmonization from the last section all you have to do is add another interval of a third onto each chord. So if we look back at the “C” Major Chord (C-E-G); skip the next note after the “G” which is “A” and add the “B” onto the chord we have now added the seventh degree to the chord. Follow this process with the rest of the chords.
For the power chords go, all you have to do is find the first and last note of the three-part harmony (Root and fifth degree) and you have the power chords. So for the C power chord it will be C & G.
Keep in mind that power chords are not really chords, they are intervals. They are commonly called double stops. A chord by definition is three or more different notes played at the same time. Power chords only use two notes: the root and fifth. Guitarists over the span of many years have dubbed these “power chords” due to the strong tonal sound and frequent use. They are used just as much, if not more than the full form chords used by many guitarists. The power chords are extremely important to Rock and Metal guitarists because when they are played through an amp saturated in distortion they sound much tighter than full form chords which can have a muddy sound when distorted. 13
Arpeggio Madness Now that you have learned the process of creating chords from any Major Scale in three-and four-part harmony, you should memorize the following “Major Scale Chord Formula” so it can becomes second nature.
I
ii
iii IV V
vi vii
4 part:
Major 7
minor 7
minor 7
Major 7
dominant 7
minor 7
minor 7b5
3 part:
Major
minor
minor
Major
dominant
minor
diminished
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DVD 1
Chapter One Five & Six String Root Shapes
Arpeggio Madness A Minor Five & Six String Arpeggio Shapes Notes: A - C - E Intervals: 1 b3 5
Ex. 1 - Sixth String Shape #1 1
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 5 - First Derivative 2
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Ex. 6 - Second Derivative
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 7 - Sixth String Shape #3
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Ex. 8 - First Derivative 1
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 9 - Second Derivative
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C Major Five & Six String Arpeggio Shapes Notes: C - E - G Intervals: 1 3 5
Ex. 1 - Sixth String Shape #1 1
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Ex. 3 - Second Derivative
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 4 - Sixth String Shape #2
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Ex. 5 - Ex. 4 - First Derivative 2
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Ex. 7 - Sixth String Shape #3
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 8 - First Derivative 4
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Ex. 9 - Second Derivative
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Arpeggio Madness B Diminished Arpeggios Ex. 1 - Sixth String Shape #1 2
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Chapter Two Sequences
Arpeggio Madness Three to Five String Arpeggio Sequences Ex. 1
Notes: E - G - B Intervals: 1 b3 5 Em
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Notes: A - C - E Intervals: 1 b3 5 Am
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Arpeggio Madness Melodic Arpeggios Ex. 1 Em
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Chapter Three Fifth String Root Sevenths
Arpeggio Madness “G” Major 7th Arpeggios Notes: G - B - D - F# Intervals: 1 3 5 7
Ex. 1
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Ex. 2
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Arpeggio Madness “A” Minor 7th Arpeggios Notes: A - C - E - G Intervals: 1 b3 5 b7
Ex. 1
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Arpeggio Madness “A” Dominant 7th Arpeggios Ex. 1
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Ex. 3
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Arpeggio Madness F#m7b5 Arpeggios Notes: F# - A - C - E Intervals: 1 b3 b5 b7
Ex. 1
F#m7b5
Ex. 2
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Arpeggio Madness Additional 7th Arpeggio Concepts Ex. 1
Notes: A - C - E - G Intervals: 1 b3 5 b7
Am/Am7
Ex. 2
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Ex. 5
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Amaj7#5
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Am<7
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Notes: A - C# - E - G# Intervals: 1 3 5 7
Ex. 3
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Arpeggio Madness Combining Arpeggios with Chromatic Passing Tones Ex. 1
Notes: A - C - E Intervals: 1 b3 5 A Minor 1
1 2
4
Ex. 2
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chromatic
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4 17 12
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Notes: D - F - A Intervals: 1 b3 5
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Arpeggio Madness
DVD 2
Chapter Four Extended Arpeggios
Arpeggio Madness Diatonic 11th Arpeggios In the Key of “G” Major Notes: G - B - D - F# - A - C Intervals: 1 3 5 7 9 11
Ex. 1 - Gmaj11
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Ex. 4 - Cmaj9#11
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Notes: B - D - F# - A - C - E Intervals: 1 b3 5 b7 b9 11
Ex. 3 - Bm11b9
5
Notes: A - C - E - G - B - D Intervals: 1 b3 5 b7 9 11
Ex. 2 - Am11
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Notes: C - E - G - B - D - F# Intervals: 1 3 5 7 9 #11 9
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 5 - D11
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Notes: D - F# - A - C - E - G Intervals: 1 3 5 b7 9 11
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Ex. 7 - F#m7b5b9ll
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Notes: E - G - B - D - F# - A Intervals: 1 b3 5 b7 9 11
Ex. 6 - Em11
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Notes: F# - A - C - E - G - B Intervals: 1 b3 b5 b7 b9 11 14
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Arpeggio Madness Diatonic 13th Arpeggios In the Key of “G” Major Ex. 1 - Gmaj13
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9
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Notes: A - C - E - G - B - D - F# Intervals: 1 b3 5 b7 9 11 13 P
7
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8
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8
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Notes: B - D - F# - A - C - E - G Intervals: 1 b3 5 b7 b9 11 b13 H
7
P
10
Ex. 4 - Cmaj13#11
5
Ex. 3 - Bminb13b9
5
7
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7
P
Ex. 2 - Amin13
Notes: G - B - D - F# - A - C - E Intervals: 1 3 5 7 9 11 13
H
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Notes: C - E - G - B - D - F# - A Intervals: 1 3 5 7 9 #11 13 P
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 5 - D13
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Notes: E - G - B - D - F# - A - C Intervals: 1 b3 5 b7 9 11 b13
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Notes: F# - A - C - E - G - B - D Intervals: 1 b3 b5 b7 b9 11 b13
Ex. 7 - Fm#7b5b9b13
P
Ex. 6 - Emb13
Notes: D - F# - A - C - E - G - B Intervals: 1 3 5 b7 9 11 13
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Arpeggio Madness Extended Diatonic Arpeggios In the Key of “G” Major Ex. 1 - Gmaj13
3
Notes: G - B - D - F# - A - C - E Intervals: 1 3 5 7 9 11 13
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Ex. 2 - Am13
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Ex. 4 - Cmaj13#11
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Notes: B - D - F# - A - C - E - G Intervals: 1 b3 5 b7 b9 11 b13
Ex. 3 - Bm13b9
9
8
Notes: A - C - E - G - B - D - F# Intervals: 1 b3 5 b7 9 11 13
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Notes: C - E - G - B - D - F# - A Intervals: 1 3 5 7 9 #11 13 sl.
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 5 - D13
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Notes: F# - A - C - E - G - B - D Intervals: 1 b3 b5 b7 b9 11 b13
Ex. 7 - F#mb13b5b9
sl.
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Ex. 6 - Emb13
Notes: D - F# - A - C - E - G - B Intervals: 1 3 5 b7 9 11 13
sl.
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Arpeggio Madness Diatonic 13th Arpeggios In the Key of “B” Harmonic Minor Ex. 1 - Bm/maj7b13 5 -7 F# 9 - 11 Notes:1 Bb3- D A#b13- C# - E - G Intervals: 1 b3 5 7 b9 11 b13
G
B E
A#
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15 P
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Ex. 2 - C#m7b5b913 b3 -b5Eb7- G b9 -11B13- D - F# - A# Intervals: 1 b3 b5 b7 b9 11 b13 Notes:1 C#
A#
C#
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 3 - Dmaj13#5 9 11 13 - E - G - B Intervals: 1 3 #5 7 9 11 13 Notes:1 D3 - #5F# 7- A# - C#
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Ex. 4 - Em13#11 5 b7 B9 - #11 Notes:1 Eb3- G D 13 - F# - A# - C# Intervals: 1 b3 5 b7 9 #11 13
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 5 - F#7b9b13 b9 11 b13 - G - B - D Intervals: 1 3 5 b7 b9 11 b13 Notes:1 F#3 - 5A#b7- C# -E
D
F#
B E
G C#
F#
A#
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Ex. 6 - Gmaj13#9#11 5 -7 D #9 -#11 Notes:1 Gb3 - B F#13- A# - C# - E Intervals: 1 3 5 7 #9 #11 13
E
G# C#
F#
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G
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 7 - A#dimb13b9b11 b3 - b5 b9 b11Gb13- B - D - F# Intervals: 1 b3 b5 b7 b9 b11 b13 Notes:1 A# C#bb7- E
F#
A#
D G
B E A#
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C#
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Arpeggio Madness
Chapter Five Four String Arpeggios
Arpeggio Madness Four String 5ths Arpeggios Fifths Shape
D5
Ex. 1 - C Lydian
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#4
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Ex. 2 - D Mixolydian 2
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Ex. 3 - E Aeolian 2
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 4 - G Ionian 2
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Ex. 5 - A Dorian 2
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Ex. 3 - E Phrygian b2
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Arpeggio Madness Sweeping 5ths Key of “C” Major
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Chapter Six Two String Arpeggios
Arpeggio Madness Two String Sweep Picking Arpeggio Sequence First Section Em
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First & Second Section “tie.” D
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Second Section Em
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Third Section - Lydian Section (entire section played twice) Cadd9#11
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Arpeggio Madness Two String Economy Picking Arpeggio Sequence Em
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22
17
15
19
17
15
22
17
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17
22
20
17
24
20
17
22
20
17
24
20
17
22
20
17
24
20
17
22
20
17
24
20
Asus2
61
17
22
19
17
24
19
17
22
19
17
24
19
17
22
19
17
24
19
17
22
19
17
24
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Arpeggio Madness
Chapter Seven Diminished 7th Arpeggios
Arpeggio Madness Diminished 7th Arpeggios Sweep Picking Ex. 1
3
5
7
9
12
15
17
21
19
24
The notes of the B diminished seventh arpeggio A - C - D# & F# when played against a B Major chord function as the 3 - 5 - b7 - b9 creating the harmony of a B7b9 chord.
Ex. 2
Ex. 3
8 11
10
8 11
Ex. 4
8 11
10
8 11 8
10
11
8 11
8 11 8
10
10
11 8 11
10
8 11
Ex. 5
3
5
7
Ex. 6
7
9
12
15
Ex. 7
10
8
7
10
7
17
21
19
24
Ex. 8
10
8
7
10
7
8
10
7
8
10
7
10
8
11
10
8
11
Ex. 9
63
7
10
8
7
10
7
8
10
7
10
8
7
10
8
11
10
8
11
8
10
11
8
11
10
8
11
Arpeggio Madness Ex. 10
8
11
14
11
9
7
10
14
11
9
12
13
10
10
8
11
13
10
10
13
11
8
11
10
13
12
9
11
14
10
7
13
11
14
11
8
Ex. 11
13
11
10
9
Ex. 12
8 11
9
7 10 7
9
11 8 11
9
7 10
9 12
10
8 11 8
10
12
9 12
10
8 11
10 13
11
1013 10
11
1310 13
11
10 13
1114
13
1114
One key thing to remember with the diminished arpeggios is that they invert in intervals of a minor third (one and a half steps).
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Arpeggio Madness Applying Diminished 7th Arpeggios Using Legato Rusty’s Legato Technique When playing legato, Rusty ONLY picks on the ascending strings and uses legato for all descending strings. Play the following “D” major scale example to see this technique in action. H H
H H
10 12 14
H H
10 12 14
11 12 14
H H
11 12 14
H H 12 14 15
H H P P H P P H P P H P P H P P H P P 12 14 15 14 12
15 14 12
14 12 11
14 12 11
14 12 10
14 12 10
The General Rule to Rusty’s Legato: Pick only on the first note of an ascending string, never on a descending string.
Ex. 1 8
8
11
11
14
11
8
14
11
14
8
Ex. 2 (Shifting positions with example 1) sl. 14 11
8 11 14 11 8 11 14 17 14 11
8 14 11
8 11 14
11 14 17 14 11 17 14 11 14 17
Ex. 3 (Using string groupings)
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10 13 16 13 10 16 13 10 13 16
etc.
11 14 17 14 11 17 14 11 14 17
10 13 0 13 10 17 14 11 14 17
16 13 10
Arpeggio Madness Ex. 4 (Shifting positions with example 3) 10 13 16 13 10
16 13 10 13 16
etc.
11 14 17 14 11 17 14 11 14 17
13 16 19 16 13 19 16 13 16 19
14 17 20 17 14 20 17 14 17 20
Ex. 5 (Multi-finger tapping) T2
19
T3
22
T2
19
16
13
T2 T3 T2 18
23 18
T2
T3
T2
19
22
19
13
10
10
T2 T3 T2 17 14
16
23 18
T3
T2
18
23
18
T2 T3 T2
13 18
T2
17 14
13
19 22
17
14
13
T2 T3 T2
19 16
13 12 19 22
19 16
13 10
In this example, Rusty taps using both the ring and middle fingers of his picking hand. Above the tab you will notice a “T2” and a “T3.” The T2 signifies tapping with your picking hand middle finger and the T3 signifies tapping with your picking hand ring finger. **Note that you can stay on one string in one position and practice this multi-finger tap legato roll before trying the whole example if you find it difficult at first. So you would start off by practicing:
T2
T3
T2
19
22
19
16
13
10
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Chapter Eight String Skipping & Legato
Arpeggio Madness Three Octave String Skipping Legato Arpeggios Ex. 1 Am 10
5
12
17
8
12
5
13
8
12
7
13
8
10
7
13
12
7
10
12
10
12
10
14
10
14
10
13
12
7
12
15
14
8
10
13
12
13
14
10 14
14
10
14
10
12
10
12
7
8
7
8
5
Ex. 2 Bº 12
7
13
17
10
13
7
15
10
13
8
15
10
12
8
15
14
8
12
14
12
14
12
15
12
15
12
15
13
15
15
12 15
15
12
15
12
14
12
14
8
10
8
10 7
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 3 C 13
8
15
10
12
15
8
17
12
15
10
17
12
13
10
17
15
10
14
15
14
15
14
17
14
17
13
17
15
10
13
17
15
11
13
17
15
17
17
13 17
17
14
17
14
15
14
15
10
12
10
12 8
Ex. 4 Caug 13
8
16
69
20
12
16
8
17
12
16
11
17
12
13
11
17
15
11
13
15
14
15
14
18
14
18
13
17
16
17
17
13 18
18
14
18
14
15
14
15
11
12
11
12 8
Arpeggio Madness Three Octave Arpeggios with Tapping Ex. 1 T2 E
B
G#
E B G#
B
E
E
3 T
P
24
P 19
5 H
16
7 H
17
9
H
16
H
18
G#
12 P
19
H
14
17
15 P
H
12
16
19
24
21
H
16
14
H
19
18
16
17
16
19
Ex. 2 T2 A
F#
D#
D#
A F#
A
D#
D#
3 T 23
P
P 17
5 H
14
16
7 H
9
H
14
H
16
12 P
18
F#
H
12
P
14
17
15 H
11
19
24
21
H
14
12
H
18
16
14
16
14
17
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 3 T2 E
G#
C#
C# G#
E G#
3 T 21
P
P 16
5 H
12
14
7 H
H
13
C#
E
9
12
H
14
C#
P
16
H
11
P
12
17
15 H
9
19
24
21
H
12
11
H
16
14
13
14
12
16
Once you have these three arpeggio fingerings memorized, you can apply them to any diatonic Major chord scale. All you need to know is this chord scale formula: I - IV - V chords are Major ii - iii - vi are minor vii is diminished Now you can take that formula and apply it to any diatonic major scale and work out the arpeggios for that key. For example, in the key of “G” Major (G - A - B - C - D - E - F#) you would play: G Major - A minor - B minor - C Major - D Major - E minor - F# diminished
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Arpeggio Madness String Skipping Legato Solo Amaj7 Amaj7 P P
9 9
P P
P P H H
C#m7b5 C#m7b5
H H
P P
5 5
5 5 9 9
Dm6 Dm6
P P
6 6
P P
7 7
6 6
6 6
7 7
P P H H
9 9
7 7
9 9
Dmaj7 Dmaj7
H H
P P
11 9 11 11 9 11
P P
P P H H
7 7 10 10
14 14 11 11
9 9 12 12
P P H H
H H 7 7
11 11 7 7
Dm7 Dm7
H H
P P
P P
9 9
7 7
9 9
P P H H
7 11 7 11
H H 10 10
13 13 10 10
11 11 14 14
12 12 11 11 12 12
P P
10 10 7 7
10 10
Amaj7
14 14 10 10
12 12 10 10 12 12
10 10 14 14
C#m7b5 5
9 5 9 6 9
5 9 6
7 6 7
6 9
9 5 9 6
12 9
5 9 6 9
9 6
9 12 9 12
Bm7
9 12 9
11 9 11
9 12
12 9 12 9
12 12 9 12
12 9
Dm6 7
10 7
11 7 11
7 11 7
9 7 9
10 7
7 11
11 7
10 5
7 11 7 11
11 7
Amaj7 5
9 5
5
9 6 9
9 6
7 6 7
6 9
5
10 7 10
9 6 9
9 6
12 9 9 6
Dmaj7 1410
5
5 10 7
9 7 9
7 10
10 5 10 7
5 10 7 10
10 7
C#m7b5
9 5
P P
14 14 10 10
Solo
Bm7 Bm7
H H 9 9
12 12 9 9
5 5 10 10 7 7
P P H H
12 12 9 9
9 9
10 10 5 5
P P
9 12 9 12
12 9
9 12 9
11 9 11
9 12
12 12 9 12
12 9
12 9
Dm7 10
141114
10
1411 1114 121112
1410
1411
10
141114
1411
1310
10
141014
10
1410 1014 121012
1310
1410
10
141014
1410
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DVD 3
Chapter Nine Single String Triads “Death Licks”
Arpeggio Madness Single String Triads Em Chord Scale Chart:
INTERVAL
CHORD Em
F#m7b5
Gmaj
Am
Bm
Cmaj
Dmaj
Root
E
F#
G
A
B
C
D
Third
G b3
A b3
B 3
C b3
D b3
E 3
F# 3
Fifth
B 5
C b5
D 5
E 5
F# 5
G 5
A 5
Use the “Em Chord Scale Chart” above to aid you in understanding the seven diatonic chords and their chord tones while learning this lesson.
Ex. 1 Root
3 Em
H
5
7
Am
H
H
12
15
19
1
2
4
9 Dmaj
H
H
12
15
19
1
2
4
Thirds
Fifths
E
G
B
B
D
F#
G
B
D
D
F#
A
A
C
E
E
G
B
12
15 Gmaj
H
H
12
16
19
1
3
4
17 Bm
H
12
16
19
1
3
4
21
19
H
24 Em
H
12
15
19
1
2
4
H
H
12
15
19
1
2
4
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Arpeggio Madness You can play these arpeggios in a variety of ways. Below are two different examples but you should try to experiment and see what else you can come up with. Traditional ascending & descending with legato H H
12 15 19
H H
12 15 19
H H
H H
12 16 19
H H
12 16 19
H H
12 15 19
12 15 19
P
P H P P H P P H P P H P P H P P 15 12
19 15 12
H H
H H
H H
12 15 19
12 15 19
19 16 12
19 16 12
19 15 12
19 15 12
“Ascending - Descending” pattern. H H
12 15 19
H H
12 15 19
H H
12 16 19
H H
12 16 19
12 15 19
H H 12 15 19
H H
12 16 19
H H
12 16 19
H H
12 15 19
H H
12 15 19
Ex. 2 Root
Thirds A
F#
D
3
75
5
7
9
12
Fifths C A
F#
A
C
E
E
G
B
B
D
F#
F#
A
15
17
C
19
21
24
Arpeggio Madness Ex. 3 Root
3
5
7
9
Thirds
Fifths
G
B
D
D
F#
A
A
C
E
E
G
B
12
C
E
G
G
B
D
15
17
21
19
24
Ex. 4 Root
Thirds
A
C
E
E
G
B
C
E
G
G
B
D
D
F#
A
A
3
5
7
9
12
15
Fifths
C
E
17
19
21
24
17
19
21
24
Ex. 5 Root
Thirds
C
E
G
G
B
D
D
3
5
Fifths
A
F#
A
C
E
E
G
B
B
D
F#
7
9
12
15
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 6 Root
Thirds D C
7
E
E
G
B
B
D
F#
F#
A
C
E
G
12
15
C
5
A
F#
A
3
Fifths
9
17
19
21
24
21
24
Ex. 7 Root
Thirds E
G
B
B
D
F#
A
C
C
E
G
G
B
D
D
F#
A
F#
3
5
7
9
Fifths
12
15
17
19
All of these different patterns will work, and work well over any of the seven diatonic chords in the key of “E” minor. Be sure to practice these over all the seven different chords so that you can really get the sound of the harmony these arpeggios create when played in a musical context.
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Arpeggio Madness Single String Sus2 & Sus4 Triads G Major Sus2 Chord Scale Chart:
INTERVAL
CHORD Gsus2
Asus2
Bsusb2
Csus2
Dsus2
Esus2
F#susb2b5
Root
G
A
B
C
D
E
F#
Second
A 2
B 2
C b2
D 2
E 2
F# 2
G b2
Fifth
D 5
E 5
F# 5
G 5
A 5
B 5
C 5
Ex. 1 Root
5
7
9
Fifths
D
E
G
A
B
D
E
3
Seconds
B
F#
C
D
G
G
A
D
D
E
A
12
15
17
19
21
24
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 2 C# minor Sus4 Chord Scale Chart:
INTERVAL
CHORD C#sus4
D#b5sus4
Esus4
F#sus4
G#sus4
Asus#4
Bsus4
Root
C#
D#
E
F#
G#
A
B
Fourth
F# 4
G# 4
A 4
B 4
C# 4
D# #4
E 4
Fifth
G# 5
A b5
B 5
C# 5
D# 5
E 5
F# 5
3
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5
7
Root
Fourths
Fifths
C#
F#
G#
G#
C#
D#
E
A
B
B
E
F#
F#
B
C#
C#
F#
G#
9
12
15
17
19
21
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Arpeggio Madness Single String Four Note Triads Major Add2 and Minor Add4 In this lesson Rusty adds other scale tones to the single string triads to create add2 and add4 arpeggios. The way he does this is by adding the second to major arpeggios, the fourths to minor arpeggios and the b2 to the diminished arpeggio. In the key of “G” major, this looks as follows:
Major
Minor
Diminished
Gadd2 = G - A - B - D
Amadd4 = A - C - D - E
F#m7b5addb2 = F# - G - A - C
Cadd2 = C - D - E - G
Bmadd4 = B - D - E - F#
Dadd2 = D - E - F# - A
Emadd4 = E - G - A - B
Below is a quick reference chart to see how these arpeggios are derived from the key of “G” major. Starting on the “G” note in the left hand column number 1, read to the right of the “G”, you will see the “A” under the second degree (2), “B” under the third degree (3) and “D” under the fifth degree (5). These are the four notes that make up the Gadd2 four note arpeggio.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
G
A
B
C
D
E
F#
A
B
C
D
E
F#
G
B
C
D
E
F#
G
A
C
D
E
F#
G
A
B
D
E
F#
G
A
B
C
E
F#
G
A
B
C
D
F#
G
A
B
C
D
E
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Arpeggio Madness Ex. 1
3
5
7
9
G
A
B
D
D
E
F#
A
A
C
D
E
E
G
A
B
C
D
E
G
G
A
B
D
15
17
19
12
21
24
Ex. 2 A
C
D
E
E
G
A
B
C
D
E
G
G
A
B
D
D
E
F#
A
A
3
5
7
9
12
15
C
D
E
17
19
21
24
17
19
21
24
19
21
24
Ex. 3 C
D
E
G
G
A
B
D
D
3
5
E
A
F#
A
C
D
E
E
G
A
B
B
D
E
F#
7
9
12
15
Ex. 4 D
E
A
81
7
D
E
G
A
B
B
D
E
F#
C
5
C
E
F#
3
A
F#
9
G
A
C
D
E
G
12
15
17
Arpeggio Madness Ex. 5
5
7
G
A
B
B
D
E
F#
G
A
C
C
D
E
G
G
A
B
D
D
E
F#
A
F#
3
E
9
12
17
15
19
21
24
21
24
21
24
Ex. 6 D
E
A E
3
5
7
9
A
F#
C
D
E
G
A
C
D
E
G
G
A
B
D
D
E
F#
A
B
12
15
17
19
E
G
A
B
B
D
E
F#
Ex. 7
3
5
7
9
G
A
B
D
D
E
F#
A
A
C
D
E
E
G
A
B
12
15
17
19
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Arpeggio Madness Single String Triads Inversions Ex. 1 - Root Position Triads Root
Thirds
E
G
B
D
G
3
5
7
9
Fifths B F D
B
D
F
A
A
C
E
E
G
B
12
15
17
21
19
24
Ex. 2 - First Inversion Triads
3
5
7
9
Third
Root
E
A
C
B
E
G
G
C
E
D
G
B
A
D
F#
E
A
12
17
15
Fifth
C
19
21
24
Ex. 3 - Second Inversion Triads Third
3
83
5
7
9
Fifth
Root
E
G
C
B
D
G
G
B
E
D
F#
B
A
C
E
G
12
15
F#
C
17
19
21
24
Arpeggio Madness Single String Triad Licks Ex. 1: C - F - G sl.
sl.
8 12 15 12 8 10 14 17
8 12 15
10 14 17
sl.
10 14 17 14 10 12 16 19
13 17 20
13 17 20 17 13 15 19 22 14 15 20
Ex. 2: Dm & Gm
17 13 10 13 17
10 13 17 13 10 13 17
12 15 19 15 12 15 19
12 15 19 15 12 15 19
15 18 22 18 15 18 22
15 18 22 18 15
Ex. 3: Dm - Gm - Am
10 13 17
15
18
10 13 17
22
14
10 13 17
17
10 13 17 12 15 19
15
21
18
22
15
12 15 19
18
12 15 19
22
15
12 15 19
18
22
12 15 19
15
12 15 19
18
22
12 15 19 14 17 21
17
20
24
Ex. 4: Dmadd4 - Gmadd4 - Amadd4 17 20 22 24 22 20 17 22 20 18 15
19
17
15
12
19
17
15
12
22 20 18 15
21 19 17 14 12 15 17 19 17 15 12
etc.
10
13
15
17
15
13
10
17
15
13
10
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Arpeggio Madness Additional Concepts Ex. 1 - C#mb6 T2 T3 T2
C#mb6
7 11 12 11 7
9
7 11 12
9
11
9 13 14 13 9
9 13 14
11
14
12 16 17 21 23 21 17 16 12
14
13
14
16
Ex. 2 - Emaj6 T2 T3 T2
Emaj6
12
11 14 16 14 11
12
11 14 16
14
13 16 18 16 13
14
13 16 18
17
16 19 21 23 24 23 21 19 16
17
16
18
19
Ex. 3 - Em6 Em6
9 12
10 14 16 14 10
12
10 14 16
16 14 10
12
14
10 14 16
12 16 18 16 12
14
sl.
T 12
15
18 16 12
14
12 16 18
17
15 19 21 24 21 19 15
12 16
17
16
17
19 14
15 12
9
Ex. 4 - Bm6 sl.
Bm6
85
9 12 15
9
15 12 9 12 15
9 14 16 14 9
sl.
15 12 9 7 9 12 9 7 12 9 6 9 12 9 6 12 10 7 4
Arpeggio Madness
Ex. 5 - sus2 and sus4 - “Itheratos” Bsus2
14
9
7x 12
G#susb2
16
Asus2
24 19 17 19 24 19 17
7x
10
7x
14
Dsus2
17
12
7x 15
Esus2
24 19 17 19 24 19 17
Esus2
7x
19
14
7x 17
F#sus2
21
F#sus4
21 19 14 19 21 19 14
16
7x
7x 19
21
C#sus4
21 19 14 19 21 19 14
7x
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Chapter Ten Melodic & Intervallic Arpeggios
Arpeggio Madness Melodic Arpeggio Phrases Ex. 1 E Aeolian
12
15
P
14
12
1.
14
12
10
13
12
11
9
2. 14
12
2. 15
14
2. 17
15
Ex. 2 F# Locrian
14
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Alternate Picking
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Chapter Eleven Song Excerpts
Arpeggio Madness full
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“The Butcher”
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Arpeggio Madness Chord Table On the next page you you will find a printable chord table chart. You can fill in your scale tones to give you a chart for all of your diatonic chords and arpeggios. Below is an example of the chart filled out with the C Major scale so you can see how the chart works.
Triad
I
ii
iii
IV
V
vi
vii
Degree
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2/9
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Root
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Triad
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7th
5th
3rd
Root
Degree
1
I 2/9
ii 3
iii 4/11
IV 5
V 6/13
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