54 Technical Exercises

Arpeggio Practicing Units

The individual exercises are grouped into thematic units numbered from Ai to A23.

IA 1 l The 6 Basic Arpeggios

There are certain arpeggio patterns that virtually appear in the totality of all guitar repertoire and
which form the foundation of all arpeggios. They guarantee balanced, muscular training of all the
stroking fingers of the right hand (with the exception of the pinky, see ''VI. Flamenco Techniques,"
p. 169). They are made up of four notes and are played with the following sequence of fingers: thumb>
index, middle and ring fingers.

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