An arpeggio is the notes of a chord played one at a time. On guitar, arpeggios have a reputation for being used mainly in jazz and shred solos. While they are great tools for advanced soloing, they are useful in every style of guitar. Classic riffs like The Killers' Mr Brightside, Aerosmith's Same Old Song And Dance, and REM's Everybody Hurts are built around arpeggios. In fact, there's so much you can do with them that for this lesson we're only looking at one type of arpeggio: the minor 7. You may hear about techniques like sweep picking, string skipping,&nbsp;economy picking, or tapping for arpeggios.&nbsp;They're cool, but you don't need them here.&nbsp;
The notes in a minor 7 arpeggio are the first, third, fifth and seventh notes from a natural minor scale - giving the intervals: root, 3rd, 5th, 67th. You might notice that's similar to the minor pentatonic scale (root, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th). You can think of a minor 7 arpeggio as a minor pentatonic scale with the perfect 4th left out. And because you probably already know at least one pentatonic shape, it's easy to find convenient minor 7 shapes.
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You might think reducing the number of notes you can play is a strange way to make&nbsp;your lead playing more interesting, but soloing with a minor 7 arpeggio sounds surprisingly different from the pentatonic. Your ear is used to hearing that 4th note, and you'll notice its absence. Switching between minor 7 and pentatonic ideas can add variety to solos.
Arpeggios are also great for rhythm parts, either on their own or as a second part while another guitar plays chords. The same idea can work in completely different genres depending on what tone you use: a clean, jangly tone can really enhance an indie track, while using palm muting and gain could make the same part work in a rock or metal song.

FIVE WAYS TO...USE MINOR 7 ARPEGGIOS

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