Arpeggio patterns - looking for a source

ski · June 2007

Hi All,

While I've been making good progress with my rhythm playing, I'm finding it extremely difficult to get comfortable with soloing in this style. The arpeggio approach is foreign to me as I've always been a pentatonic scale blues-rock kind of player.

Can you direct me to a good source for getting familiar 'visually' with arpeggio patterns on the fret board or, if I'm barking up the wrong tree, suggest something else to help me with lead playing?

Thanks,
ski

CalebFSU · June 2007

I would say Gypsy Picking and then Gypsy fire. Also the Astuches Le Guitare Manouche books are good. Stephane Wremble's book is also great.

BluesBop Harry · June 2007

I second that thought...
Gypsy Picking then Gypsy Fire.
Good luck!!!

Michael Bauer · June 2007

Stephane Wrembel's "Getting into Gypsy Jazz Guitar" lays the arpeggios out visually better than any other source I have found. There are nice visual representations of pretty much every arpeggio you'll need. I highly recommend it, and suggest that for what you want, it would be preferrable to "Gypsy Fire", which is oriented more towards licks.

Joli Gadjo · June 2007

I agree with Michael. Wrembel's book is great because it shows you all the arpeggios you need to know in order to start soloing on them. Arpeggios are shown horizontally and vertically which are basic tools to use them and to connect them between themselves.
I would also take a look at Yann's website : http://serendipity-band.com/index-en.html He did a great job combining pictures, tabs and audio files.. and it's always updated with some new stuff.

Elliot · June 2007

The Daniel Givone book is very good as well in this regard and I prefer it to the Wrembel these days (I have both) because it has almost no diagrams and sticks to phrased patterns, but it is a personal call. I also happen to find Givone's legato lines particularly beautiful.