Once you are comfortable playing through a chord progression using arpeggios, try improvising more freely with the notes instead of simply running up and down the arpeggios (although this is an essential first step). If you have trouble, use some set rhythms until it becomes easier The following example uses the same 12 bar Blues progression in C minor, but the lines are much freer, both melodically and rhythmically. Notice that when a chord change occurs the line moves to the nearest note of the arpeggio of the new chord, rather than starting on the root note of each new chord. This results in a much smoother and more logical melodic line.