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Extended Arpeggios VII
This is a very simple idea for playing 9th arpeggios, but in order to play it properly, we’ve got to know all 7th arpeggios shapes based on the “A chord format” by heart. Here they are:
The last note would be an “optional” one. I personally choose whether or not to play it.
If we play the I degree arpeggio followed by the III degree arpeggio, we’ll have the following intervals: R 3 5 7 9. If we play the II one followed by the IV, we will also get R 3 5 7 9. And so it goes for all other scale degrees if we pick a degree and it’s third, diatonically. Example (in C major):
I: Cmaj7 (C E G B);
III: Em7 (E G B D).
Total of notes: C E G B D = R 3 5 7 9.
II: Dm7 (D F A C)
IV: Fmaj7 (F A C E)
Total: D F A C E = R b3 5 b7 9!
And so on...
Like I said previously, you have got to know all of the above shapes before you move on. We can mix an arpeggio and its third degree by playing the lower notes of a shape and the higher notes of the other, diatonically. It seems complicated, but I assure you it’s not. Here’s an example of this starting from the I degree:
Lower part: Bmaj7; higher part: D#m7.
The arpeggios originated from the I, IV, V and VII degrees are legato-friendly when descending. That’s the way I play them, not picking at all on the way back. The ones originated from the other degrees are impossible to play without picking when descending, because of their fingerings.
Thanks for reading and see you next time!
Good luck and see you next month!
