In the following progression, a riff is created by using chord notes.
The chord notes in the of arpeggio playing ( i.e., playing a chord in note form). It creates the following pattern on the fretboard.
Play the following major chord arpeggio examples.
In arpeggio playing it is possible to use any combination of the chord notes and also any timing variations. For example, example 103 could be played I - III - VIII - V using a dotted quarter note and eighth note rhythm as such:
Experiment with other arpeggio and timing combinations. Lesson 20 summarizes and expands upon the arpeggios studied in this section.