Move these shapes to play all possible major guitar arpeggios.
There Are 5 Basic Shapes To Play Major Guitar Apeggios:
C Shape Arpeggio
This is an F major arpeggio using the C arpeggio shape.
| root on fret | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| =arpeggio | – | – | – | C#/Db | D | D#/Eb | E | F | F#/Gb | G | G#/Ab | A | A#/Bb | B |
A Shape
This is an F#/Gb major arpeggio using the A style pattern.
| root on fret | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| arpeggio | A#/Bb | B | C | C#/Dd | D | D#/Eb | E | F | F#/Gb | G | G#/Ab | A |
G Shape
This is an E major arpeggio using the G style pattern.
| root on fret | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| arpeggio | – | – | G Open | G#/Ab | A | A#/Bb | B | C | C#/Db | D | D#/Eb | E | F | F#/Gb |
E Shape
This is a G major arpeggio using the E style pattern.
| root on fret | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| arpeggio | F | F#/Gb | G | G#/Ab | A | A#/Bb | B | C | C#/Db | D | D#/Eb | E |
D Shape
This is a G major arpeggio using the D style pattern.
| root on fret | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| arpeggio | D#/Eb | E | F | F#/Gb | G | G#/Ab | A | A#/Bb | B | C | C#/Db | D |