- Pattern 41 is explained [here].
- The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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31/12/2021
E flat Mixolydian scale, pattern 41, derived from Berklee fingering patterns
A flat Major scale, pattern 14, Berklee fingering patterns
- Pattern 14 is explained [here].
- The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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30/12/2021
B flat Major triad arpeggios, 1st inversion, pattern 33, Berklee type 1A
- Pattern 33 is explained [here].
- Berklee type 1A refers to fingering pattern 1A from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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F Major 7 chord arpeggios, pattern 34, Berklee type 3
- Pattern 34 is explained [here].
- Berklee type 3 refers to fingering pattern 3 from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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29/12/2021
A flat Major scale, pattern 12, Berklee fingering patterns
- Pattern 12 is explained [here].
- The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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28/12/2021
G flat Major triad arpeggios with open voicing, pattern 33, Berklee type 1A
- Pattern 33 is explained [here].
- Berklee type 1A refers to fingering pattern 1A from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
- Please note: C flat is to be played as B.
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27/12/2021
26/12/2021
E flat Major triad arpeggios with open voicing, pattern 33, Berklee type 4A
- Pattern 33 is explained [here].
- Berklee type 4A refers to fingering pattern 4A from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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25/12/2021
G flat Major scale, pattern 14, CAGED system
- Pattern 14 is explained [here].
- The CAGED system is a popular system for fingering patterns. You can find a lot of information and opinions on this sytem on the internet.
- Please note: C flat is to be played as B.
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24/12/2021
A flat Major triad arpeggios, pattern 31, Berklee type 1A
- Pattern 31 is explained [here].
- Berklee type 1A refers to fingering pattern 1A from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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23/12/2021
22/12/2021
21/12/2021
A flat Major triad arpeggios, 1st inversion, pattern 33, Berklee type 4A
- Pattern 33 is explained [here].
- Berklee type 4A refers to fingering pattern 4A from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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20/12/2021
D flat Major scale, pattern 12, CAGED system
- Pattern 12 is explained [here].
- The CAGED system is a popular system for fingering patterns. You can find a lot of information and opinions on this sytem on the internet.
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19/12/2021
E flat Major triad arpeggios, pattern 31, Berklee type 1B
- Pattern 31 is explained [here].
- Berklee type 1B refers to fingering pattern 1B from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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G Major triad arpeggios, pattern 33, Berklee type 1
- Pattern 33 is explained [here].
- Berklee type 1 refers to fingering pattern 1 from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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18/12/2021
E flat Major scale, pattern 11, CAGED system
- The CAGED system is a popular system for fingering patterns. You can find a lot of information and opinions on this sytem on the internet.
- Pattern 11 is explained [here].
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17/12/2021
E flat Mixolydian, quartal triad arpeggios, 1st inversion, pattern 33, open position
- For some background information on Quartal harmony, see this link.
- The reason for putting this exercise in context of Quartal harmony is that suspended fourth chords are all first inversions of Quartal chords. For example, Asus4 is E Quartal 1st inversion, and so on.
- Pattern 33 is explained [here].
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16/12/2021
A flat Major Blues scale, derived from A flat Major Pentatonic
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E Major triad arpeggios, 1st inversion, pattern 31, Berklee type 4
- Pattern 31 is explained [here].
- Berklee type 4 refers to fingering pattern 4 from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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15/12/2021
C Major triad arpeggios, pattern 33, Berklee type 2
- Berklee type 2 refers to fingering pattern 2 from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
- Pattern 33 is explained [here].
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14/12/2021
B flat Ionian scale, pattern 41, derived from Berklee fingering patterns
- Pattern 41 is explained [here].
- The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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13/12/2021
D Harmonic Minor triad arpeggios, pattern 33, open position
- Pattern 33 is explained [here].
- The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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12/12/2021
C sharp Phrygian scale, pattern 41, derived from Berklee fingering patterns
- Pattern 41 is explained [here].
- The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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A Major scale, pattern 13, CAGED system
- Pattern 13 is explained [here].
- The CAGED system is a popular system for fingering patterns. You can find a lot of information and opinions on this sytem on the internet.
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11/12/2021
B Major triad arpeggios, pattern 31, Berklee type 4
- Pattern 31 is explained [here].
- Berklee type 4 refers to fingering pattern 4 from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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10/12/2021
B Major chord arpeggios, full range (within position)
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09/12/2021
G flat Major 7 chord arpeggios, pattern 32, Berklee type 1
- Pattern 32 is explained [here].
- Berklee type 1 refers to fingering pattern 1 from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
- Please note: C flat is to be played as B.
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08/12/2021
G flat Major scale, pattern 13, Berklee fingering patterns
- The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
- Pattern 13 is explained [here].
- Please note: C flat is to be played as B.
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07/12/2021
D Harmonic Minor scale, derived from Berklee fingering patterns
- The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
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C sharp Harmonic Minor triad arpeggios, pattern 31, open position
- Pattern 31 is explained [here].
- Please note: B sharp is to be played as C.
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