dm arpeggios made simple
I was doing my daily practise routine and grumbling about how difficult it was to get the D note to sound cleanly on the third string when using the pinky to bridge two strings at the same time in a Dm arpeggio:
1 4 1 4 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 4 1 4 || ---------------------10- | 13-10------------------- || || ------------------10---- | ------10---------------- || || ---------------10------- | ---------10------------- || || ------------12---------- | ------------12---------- || || ------8--12------------- | ---------------12-8----- || || 5--10------------------- | ---------------------10- ||
So, here’s an easier way that doesn’t use so much bridging:
1 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 || ---------------------10- | 13-10------------------- || || ------------------10---- | ------10---------------- || || ------------7--10------- | ---------10-7----------- || || ---------7-------------- | ---------------7-------- || || ---5--8----------------- | ------------------8--5-- || || 5----------------------- | ------------------------ ||
Note the pattern “1 1 4” in the left fingers. It may seem kind of strange moving from the 10th fret using the pinky to another 10th fret using the index, but I find this to be a very simple way of doing this arpeggio. I also use a similar shift for other arpeggios – it allows you to use a simple pattern of the left hand and simple slide the hand around the fretboard as needed.