A Major arpeggio

Study the notes of A Major one at a time. The root and chord tones come from the same chord definition as the chord library.

Notes

A · C♯ · E

Chord degrees

R · 3 · 5

R→A3→C♯5→E

Fretboard positions (frets 0–12)

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Notes in each fret region

Frets 0–4

  • String 6, fret 0: E (5)
  • String 5, fret 0: A (R)
  • String 1, fret 0: E (5)
  • String 4, fret 2: E (5)
  • String 3, fret 2: A (R)
  • String 2, fret 2: C♯ (3)
  • String 5, fret 4: C♯ (3)

Frets 5–8

  • String 6, fret 5: A (R)
  • String 2, fret 5: E (5)
  • String 1, fret 5: A (R)
  • String 3, fret 6: C♯ (3)
  • String 5, fret 7: E (5)
  • String 4, fret 7: A (R)

Frets 9–12

  • String 6, fret 9: C♯ (3)
  • String 3, fret 9: E (5)
  • String 1, fret 9: C♯ (3)
  • String 2, fret 10: A (R)
  • String 4, fret 11: C♯ (3)
  • String 6, fret 12: E (5)
  • String 5, fret 12: A (R)
  • String 1, fret 12: E (5)