30/11/2021

E flat Major scale, pattern 16, Berklee fingering patterns

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E Harmonic Minor triad arpeggios, pattern 31, derived from G Major Berklee type 2

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29/11/2021

E flat Major I-IV-V arpeggios, pattern 22

  • Pattern 22 is explained [here].

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D Melodic Minor (Ascending) scale, pattern 11, open position

  • Pattern 11 is explained [here].
  • On this page is explained why this melodic minor exercise is available in two versions.

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28/11/2021

B Major chord, arpeggio fingering comparison

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F Major 7 chord arpeggios, pattern 34, Berklee type 1A

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27/11/2021

G flat Major scale, CAGED system

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D flat Major triad arpeggios, 1st inversion, pattern 31, Berklee type 1

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25/11/2021

B flat Mixolydian scale, pattern 41, derived from Berklee fingering patterns

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E flat Major 7 chord arpeggios, pattern 32, Berklee type 3

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24/11/2021

G Melodic Minor (Ascending) triad arpeggios, pattern 33, derived from B flat Major Berklee type 1B and G Major Berklee type 2

  • On this page is explained why this melodic minor exercise is available in two versions.
  • Berklee types 1B and 2 refer to fingering patterns 1B and 2 from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).
  • Pattern 33 is explained [here].

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D Major scale, pattern 15, open position

  • Pattern 15 is explained [here].

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23/11/2021

D Major Pentatonic scale, pattern 13, 2 notes per string

  • Pattern 13 is explained [here].

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C Major triad arpeggios, 2nd inversion, pattern 31, Berklee type 1

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22/11/2021

C Major 7 chord arpeggios, pattern 32, Berklee type 1B

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A Major triad arpeggios, 1st inversion, pattern 33, Berklee type 1A

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20/11/2021

A Major 7 chord arpeggios, pattern 34, Berklee type 3

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B flat Major 7 chord arpeggios, pattern 34, Berklee type 4A

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17/11/2021

A flat Harmonic Major scale, open position

  • Please note: F flat is to be played as E.

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Basic exercise, pattern 62, fingers 2134

  • Pattern 62 is explained [here].

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16/11/2021

B flat Major triad arpeggios with open voicing, pattern 33, Berklee type 4A

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B Major Pentatonic scale, pattern 12, 3 notes per string

  • Pattern 12 is explained [here].

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15/11/2021

B Major triad arpeggios, 1st inversion, pattern 31, Berklee type 1B

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E flat Melodic Minor (Ascending) triad arpeggios, pattern 33, open position

  • Pattern 33 is explained [here].
  • On this page is explained why this melodic minor exercise is available in two versions.

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14/11/2021

G flat Major, 5th chords, slide exercise, pattern 51

  • Pattern 51 is explained [here].
  • Please note: C flat is to be played as B.

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A Mixolydian scale, pattern 41, open position

  • Pattern 41 is explained [here].

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12/11/2021

B flat Major triad arpeggios, 1st inversion, pattern 33, open position

  • Pattern 33 is explained [here].

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B flat Harmonic Minor scale, pattern 11, derived from Berklee fingering patterns

  • Pattern 11 is explained [here].
  • The fingering patterns of this exercise are based on the Berklee fingering patterns. The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).

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11/11/2021

D Phrygian scale, pattern 41, derived from Berklee fingering patterns

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A Mixolydian, quartal triad arppegios, 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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09/11/2021

F Harmonic Minor triad arpeggios, pattern 31, derived from A flat Major Berklee type 4

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E Melodic Minor (Ascending) scale, derived from Berklee fingering patterns

  • On this page I explain why this melodic minor exercise is available in two versions.
  • The fingering patterns of this exercise are based on the Berklee fingering patterns. The Berklee fingering patterns are from A Modern Method for Guitar (WG Leavitt, Berklee College of Music).

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08/11/2021

C Major scale, pattern 13, Berklee fingering patterns

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G Harmonic Minor 7 chord arpeggios, pattern 32, open position

  • Pattern 32 is explained [here].

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07/11/2021

D Major chord arpeggios, full range (within position)

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G Major triad arpeggios, pattern 31, Berklee type 1A

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