Five Patterns For Arpeggios

Lesson 7/38 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Beginner Slap Bass

Five Patterns For Arpeggios

As mentioned earlier in this lesson, the five basic fingering patterns apply to any type of scale or arpeggio. The following diagrams show the five patterns of a G7 arpeggio. As with all new patterns you learn, transpose them to several other keys once you have them memorized.

Pattern 1

Pattern 2

Pattern 3

Pattern 4

Pattern 5

The following diagram shows the positions of the root notes from all five patterns. The positions of these root notes never change, regardless of the type of scale or arpeggio being played.

The positions of the other notes may change, but the root notes don’t. Because of this, they form a framework around which any bass line can be built. For this reason, it is essential to memorize the positions of these root notes.

Try visualizing them with your eyes closed, or while you are away from the bass (e.g., while waiting for a bus). Name the positions (string and fret number) of the notes in a particular key until you can do it instantly. When you can do this, move on to another key. Keep working at this bit by bit until you know all the root note positions for all 12 keys.

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1- Left Hand Techniques 2- The Eighth Note 3- Popping Technique (F) 4- Articulation 5- Sixteenth Note Rhythms 6- Scales 7- Thumb Slapping Technique (T) 8- The Triplet 9- Understanding Chords 10- Working With a Drummer 11- INTRODUCTION 12- Approach to Practice 13- Swing Rhythms 14- Common Sixteenth Note Figures 15- Arpeggios 16- Finishing Touches 17- Extending Scale Patterns 18- The Blues Scale 19- Using The Left Hand 20- Syncopation 21- Playing in all Keys 22- Bass Guitars 23- Minor Chords 24- Rhythm Studies 25- Movable Fingering Patterns 26- Analyzing Sixteenth Note Rhythms 27- Seventh Chords 28- Amplifiers 29- Learning the Notes 30- Strings 31- Understanding The Fretboard 32- Notes on the Bass Fretboard 33- Tuning Your Bass 34- Five Patterns For Arpeggios 35- How to Read Music 36- Applying Scale and Chord Formulas 37- Music Notation 38- Playing Position

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Five Patterns For Arpeggios