Arpeggios and Closed-Position Scales, Part 1: Arpeggio Shapes

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Arpeggios and Closed-Position Scales

Arpeggios and Closed-Position Scales, Part 1: Arpeggio Shapes

Arpeggios and Closed-Position Scales, Part 2: More Modifications

Arpeggios and Closed-Position Scales, Part 3: Closed Scale Patterns

Arpeggios and Closed-Position Scales, Part 1: Arpeggio Shapes

Joe shows you essential arpeggios and closed scales you’ll need to know to play swing and jazz mandolin. He starts by showing you two fundamental major arpeggio shapes, and then shows you how to modify them to play minor and dominant seventh arpeggios and variations of those like minor seventh, major seventh, minor sixth, major sixth, and minor seven flat five. In this video he shows you the two basic major arpeggio shapes and how to practice them around the circle of fifths. He also shows you how to modify them to play minor arpeggios and dominant seventh arpeggios.

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