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Arpeggios

You have learned scales,chords and methods to practicing them in the basic lessons. Scales are played one note at a time and go either up or down in sequence or order. We usually start playing scales before we play chords. Chords have notes that are played simultaneously instead of one note at a time. There can be 2 or as many as 6 or more notes in a chord.

Sometimes, chords are played one note at a time, and when we do this, we are playing what is called an Arpeggio. Arpeggios are played by the piano player mostly.So we have to learn these arpeggios because keyboard was also same as piano but keyboard have more instruments tunes and works with electricity.

What Is A Arpeggio?

An Arpeggio is any chord that is played one note at a time, instead of the usual way, which is by playing all of the notes at the same time by pressing on each of the keys simultaneously.

Example:

For example take a C major chord.

To play this chord, you would press your 1st, 3rd, and 5th fingers down on the C, E, and G keys at the same time.

To play this as an Arpeggio, you would play each of your notes and fingers one at a time, starting with the C, then the E, and then the G.

Why We Have To Learn Arpeggios?

There are many reasons to learn and play Arpeggios as soon as possible, along with your scale and chords.
The main reasons are:

  • Now a days arpeggios are played in many songs,BGMs etc.So we have to learn these arpeggios.
  • Arpeggios help us to learn and know our chords. Breaking down chords in any key and playing them as Arpeggios helps us to learn where each of our fingers press down on the keyboard for the chord itself, and how our fingers need to move and adjust as we play through each chord.
  • Using our fingers one at a time like we do when we play Arpeggios works our muscle strength and coordination more than if we were only playing chords. This increase in flexibility benefits all the rest of your keyboardNow we see arpeggios. playing as well, and more than if you only practiced on scales and chords alone. Adding in Arpeggios to your "workout" is an important step to include for a balanced result.
  • Your hands become freely and faster by practicing these arpeggios.
Tips While Practicing Arpeggios
  • Learn and practice your Arpeggios one hand at a time, before trying to play both hands together. This is much easier and will help you be able to play both hands at the same time faster if you learn them separately first.
  • Lean your hand and fingertips physically in the same direction the notes are going. If you are playing an ascending Arpeggio, meaning it goes from the bottom to the top, then lean your hand towards the right as you play it. If you are playing a descending Arpeggio, then reverse that, and turn your hand towards the left as you play from the top to the bottom.
  • Pay attention to the fingering for each Arpeggio that you play. The fingering is important so pay attention while playing arpeggios to make free and faster your hands.
  • Learn one new Arpeggio say every day, or every week depending on your schedule. Start with the easiest one, which is C, and then move to the next one, such as D the next day or week. Play slowly at first and then increase your speed as you get to know the notes better and your fingers are moving faster across the keyboard.
Exercises To Practice Arpeggios

Practice the below exercises everyday.These exercise gives more practice.

Exercise-1

In these exercise you have to exercise all triad chords(major and minor chords).In this you have to play notes of the triad chord one by one as explained in below video.

example:
C major chord: C E G

Exercise-2

Exercise below patterns as below video was explained.

1.C scale:
C G C
2.D scale:
D A D
3.E scale:
E B E
4.F scale:
F C F
5.G scale:
G D G
6.A scale:
A E A
7.B sacle:
B F# B
8.C# scale:
C# G# C#
9.D# scale:
D# A# D#
10.F# scale:
F# C# F#
11.G# scale:
G# D# G#
12.A# scale:
A# F A#
Exercise-3

In this exercise we have to play Triad chord notes + root note of chord as shown and explained in the video.

Major Scales
1.C major scale:
C E G C
2.D major scale:
D F# A D
3.E major scale:
E G# B E
4.F major sacle:
F A C F
5.G major scale:
G B D G
6.A major scale:
A C# E A
7.B major scale:
B D# F# B
8.C# major scale:
C# F G# C#
9.D# major scale:
D# G A# D#
10.F# major scale:
F# A# C# F#
11.G# major scale:
G# C D# G#
12.A# major scale:
A# D F A#
Minor Scales
1.C minor scale:
C Eb G C
2.D minor scale:
D F A D
3.E minor scale:
E G B E
4.F minor sacle:
F Ab C F
5.G minor scale:
G Bb D G
6.A minor scale:
A C E A
7.B minor scale:
B D F# B
8.C# minor scale:
C# E G# C#
9.D# minor scale:
D# F# A# D#
10.F# minor scale:
F# A C# F#
11.G# minor scale:
G# B D# G#
12.A# minor scale:
A# D# F A#
Exercise-4

In this exercise you have to play firstly starting note of the triad chord,after that last note of the triad chord.finally play the middle note of triad chord in the higher octave as shown and explained in the below video.

Major Scales
1.C major scale:
C G E
2.D major scale:
D A F#
3.E major scale:
E B G#
4.F major sacle:
F C A
5.G major scale:
G D B
6.A major scale:
A E C#
7.B major scale:
B F# D#
8.C# major scale:
C# G# F
9.D# major scale:
D# A# G
10.F# major scale:
F# C# A#
11.G# major scale:
G# D# C
12.A# major scale:
A# F D
Minor Scales
1.C minor scale:
C G Eb
2.D minor scale:
D A F
3.E minor scale:
E B G
4.F minor sacle:
F C Ab
5.G minor scale:
G D Bb
6.A minor scale:
A E C
7.B minor scale:
B F# D
8.C# minor scale:
C# G# E
9.D# minor scale:
D# A# F#
10.F# minor scale:
F# C# A
11.G# minor scale:
G# D# B
12.A# minor scale:
A# F D#

Practice these above exercises well. Spend the particular time to practice these exercises to make you fingers fast and perfect to play keyboard. For any doubts contact me in the home page.