Fingerpicking and Arpeggios

Arpeggios:

Reverse Rolls

These fingerpicking exercises are the exact opposite of the rolls. Your fingers should move in the same manner as if they were tapping the table, rolling up the strings.

• Click for fingerpicking example 1 music
• Click for fingerpicking example 2 music

As always:

thumb = p, index = i, middle = m, ring = a

Reverse arpeggio rolls: exercise 1 (m - i - p = middle - index - thumb)

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--------|
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------|
|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
|-1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1--|
|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------2--|
|-----3-----3-----3-----3-------------------------------------------------0--|
|-----------------------------1-----1-----1-----1-----3-----3-----3-----3----|

Reverse arpeggio rolls: exercise 2 (a - m - i - p = ring - middle - index - thumb)

|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------|
|---1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1------1-------0---------|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2------0-------0-------|
|-------3-------3-------3-------3------------------------------0-------0-----|
|---------------------------------------3-------3-------3--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------3-------3---|


|--------------------------------------------|
|-0-------1-------1-------1-------3-----3----|
|---0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------3-------3-------3-------3------------|

Arpeggio exercise 1: Reverse alternating rolls: p - m - i - a - p - a - m - i

|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0--------|
|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1------|
|---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|---2-----------2-|---2-----------2----|
|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|-----2--------------|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|


|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|-------1-----1---|
|---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|---2-----------2-|---2-----------2-|
|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|-----2-----------|
|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
	  

Arpeggio exercise 2: Reverse alternating rolls: p - m - i

|--------------|--------------|---------||-------------|-------------|-----------|
|---1-----1----|---1-----1----|---1---1-||---1-----1---|---1-----1---|---1---1---|
|-----0-----0--|-----0-----0--|---------||-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-|-----------|
|-------2------|-------2------|-----2---||-------2-----|-------2-----|-----2-----|
|-3------------|-3------------|-3-------||-3-----------|-3-----------|-3---------|
|--------------|--------------|---------||-------------|-------------|-----------|


|-------------|-------------|---------|-------------|-------------|------------|
|---1-----1---|---1-----1---|---1---1-|---1-----1---|---1-----1---|---1---1----|
|-----2-----0-|-----2-----2-|---------|-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-|------------|
|-------2-----|-------2-----|-----2---|-------2-----|-------2-----|-----2------|
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3----------|
|-------------|-------------|---------|-------------|-------------|------------|
	  
	  

Arpeggio Exercise 3: Reverse alternating rolls

|---0---------0---|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------3--------|
|-----3---------3-|---1-------1-----|---1-------1-----|---0---------0------|
|---------2-------|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0----|
|-0-----0---0-----|-------2---------|---------------2-|-------0------------|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-3-----3---------|---------2----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3------------------|


|---0---------0---|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------3--------|
|-----3---------3-|---1-------1-----|---1-------1-----|---0---------0------|
|---------2-------|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0---------0----|
|-0-----0---0-----|-------2---------|---------------2-|-------0------------|
|-----------------|-0-------------0-|-3-----3---------|---------2----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3------------------|  
	  

Arpeggios: Pinch Picking

Fingerpicking Pinch picking: p - i,m p - m,a

Exercise 1: Pinch picking fingerpicking

|---0---0---0---0------|
|-----0-------0--------|
|-----2-------2--------|
|---2---2---2---2------|
|-0-------0-------0----|
	  

Exercise 2: Pinch picking fingerpicking

|-0-------0-------0-------0---------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0-----|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2-----|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------2-|-3-------3-------3-------3-----3-|


|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0----------|
|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----|---1---1---1---1---1---1---1--------|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------0--------------|
|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-----2-|-3-------3-------3-------3---2-0----|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|


|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0----|
|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0----|
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---1----|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2---2----|
|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-2----|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0----|  
	  

Exercise 1: Pinch picking fingerpicking

|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|---2-------2-------2-------2--------|
|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3----|
|-------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0----|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------0-------0------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3----------|
 
	  

Exercise 4: Pinch picking fingerpicking

|-0-------0-----0-------0-----|-2-------2-----2-------2--------|
|---2-----2---2---2-----2---2-|---3-----3---3---3-----3---3----|
|-----1-------1-----1-------1-|-------------2-------------2----|
|---2-------2-----2-------2---|-----------0-------------0------|
|-0-----0-------0-----0-------|-----0-------------0------------|
|-----------------------------|-3-----3-------3-----3----------|
 
	  

• Click for fingerpicking example 1 music
• Click for fingerpicking example 2 music
• Click for fingerpicking example 3 music
• Click for fingerpicking example 4 music

This exercises uses a bass picking pattern plus double stops.

Now check out the bass picking and Travis Picking page or Learn and Master Guitar.