| When you first start to play guitar you may what to | | | | and is the 1 3 5 tones from the root notes major |
| know what an arpeggio is? Why do I need to know | | | | scale. |
| them and how can they make me a better guitar | | | | Let me give a brief over view of the major scale. |
| player? These are very reasonable inquiries. | | | | The major scale really is just what it says it is the |
| As to what this scale is well the word comes from | | | | major scale or most important scale. This scale is |
| the Italian word "arpeggiare", which means "to play | | | | what most songs or melodies are written from. |
| on a harp". Interesting I guess. This brings me to my | | | | Chords are build around it and most scales as well. |
| next description. What is an arpeggio? This is a group | | | | There are 7 note in the major scale and you will hear |
| of notes played one after another. Very much like a | | | | them referred to a lot as 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. This may |
| harp. The catch here is these are not just random | | | | seem sort of silly or strange but it is not and it really |
| notes. These notes are in fact notes that make up a | | | | is simple the root note is one and you just count |
| chord. | | | | from there. |
| The scale name is directly linked to the root letter | | | | One very good reason to learn these scales is for |
| chord. Meaning that a C chord is played and the scale | | | | inventiveness when playing. Rather than just running |
| that is used for this is the C. Let me clarify a bit if | | | | up and down basic scales mix in some of the these |
| you are playing a C major chord and you wish to | | | | scales for a slightly different sound. Also they can be |
| play the C major arpeggio scale then you would | | | | used to spell out the sound of the chord or create |
| simply play 1 3 5 tones from the major scale. The | | | | melodic interest. |
| major arpeggio scale is made up of the major scale | | | | |