Unorthodox arpeggios

[finger_cruncher]

Hey all...

Bored of the same old sweeping two-octave minor arpeggios? Let's start a thread for wierd and less-common sweeping arp patterns. I've got some to share:

Fig. 1

E |--------------12----------------
B |-----------10----10--------------
G |---------9----------9------------
D |------12--------------12---------
A |---10--------------------10------
E |-8--------------------------8----

Fig. 2

E |-------------12----------------
B |----------14-----and descend---
G |-------16----------------------
D |----14-------------------------
A |-12----------------------------
E |-------------------------------

Fig. 3

E |-------------14----------------
B |----------15-----and descend---
G |-------16----------------------
D |----17-------------------------
A |-14----------------------------
E |-------------------------------

Ok, now sweep this scale and hammer each half-step (sounds a bit 'Shawn Lane-ish' if executed extremely fast...also a strange-sounding scale):

Fig. 4

E |--------------------------7h8-----
B |----------------------8h9---------
G |------------------8h9-------------
D |-------------9h10-----------------
A |-------10h11----------------------
E |-11h12----------------------------

Fig. 5

'Broken' arpeggios: Do not sweep them. I personally think that technique doesn't do this lick any justice.

E |--------------------------------------------------------
B |---------10----------12---------15---------17---------19
G |-------9----------11---------18---------16---------21---
D |----11---------14---------16---------17---------19------
A |-10---------12---------14---------16---------17---------
E |--------------------------------------------------------

E |-------------------------------------
B |----------20~~-----------------------
G |----18-21----------------------------
D |-19----------------------------------
A |-------------------------------------
E |-------------------------------------

That lick is from my tune, 'Staggering', which is available for download (the full mp3) from the website in my signature. The specific audio clip is also available here:
http://www.guitartricks.com/2000/trick.php?trick_id=7227


Matt

[noticingthemistake]

I'm not much of a sweep man, but I do like to throw a few in for ornamentation. One's I don't see much of that I think are really cool are appoggiatura sweeps.

Here's two examples using the leading tone triad to *tonic note, appoggiatura style.


e:-----------------
b:----------15-*13-
g:-------16--------
d:----15-----------
a:-14--------------
e:-----------------
sweep-----|



e:----------15-*13-
b:-------15--------
g:----15-----------
d:-14--------------
a:-----------------
e:-----------------
sweep-----|


Here's another one I like for preparing for the dominant chord in a minor scale.


e:-13-----------------*15-
b:---11-------------12----
g:-----13---------14------
d:-------12-----12--------
a:---------11/12----------
e:------------------------
sweep-------------|


* dominant root

[Jolly McJollyson]

Noticing, you are a theory ninja. You're like "YO! She b*tch, let's go. Hail to the king, baby."

[noticingthemistake]

Ah. Thanx. :)
"I have traveled many miles and now have come disguised as a pimp to save you">

[Edited by noticingthemistake on 01-25-2004 at 10:12 PM]