Aurelien Budynek: Creating New Sounds with Old Shapes

Fretboard Workshop: Flipping Arpeggios - Creating New Sounds with Old Shapes

Aurelien Budynek

Often when guitarists see a minor 7 chord or a minor tonal center, they'll jump to the obvious, time-tested and ever-so-powerful corresponding minor pentatonic scale. But with some more theory under the hood, you'll find the corresponding minor 7 arpeggio is another option. The same reflex applies to a major 7 chord or a major tonal center, associated with a major pentatonic and a major 7 arpeggio. With some basic theory, we can mix and match both chord types, incorporate them into minor or major pentatonic scales, and create some unconventional sounds to use in melody writing or soloing.

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