1 1 00:00:00,390 --> 00:00:03,230 Arpeggios or broken chords. 2 2 00:00:03,230 --> 00:00:07,380 This practice is very important because you get to know your chords a lot better. 3 3 00:00:07,380 --> 00:00:10,580 And it enables you to improvise with greater confidence. 4 4 00:00:10,580 --> 00:00:12,720 Basically, an Arpeggio is running up and 5 5 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,070 down the notes of a chord over one or more octaves. 6 6 00:00:16,070 --> 00:00:18,170 Let's try the chord of C to begin with. 7 7 00:00:18,170 --> 00:00:20,586 Chord of C is C-E-G. 8 8 00:00:20,586 --> 00:00:24,774 Taking up 9 9 00:00:24,774 --> 00:00:32,628 another octave. 10 10 00:00:32,628 --> 00:00:34,920 And it can help if you keep the pedal on throughout. 11 11 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:36,378 It gives it a nice ringing sound. 12 12 00:00:36,378 --> 00:00:41,295 [MUSIC] 13 13 00:00:41,295 --> 00:00:44,985 So you can see how useful that could be for improvisation, 14 14 00:00:44,985 --> 00:00:49,670 even if it's just used straight over C major 7 chord or a D minor 7 chord. 15 15 00:00:49,670 --> 00:00:58,670 [MUSIC] 16 16 00:00:58,670 --> 00:01:02,790 On the pages following, you'll find all the correct fingering for 17 17 00:01:02,790 --> 00:01:04,170 all of the Arpeggios. 18 18 00:01:04,170 --> 00:01:08,610 The C fingering is One, two, three, one, 19 19 00:01:08,610 --> 00:01:12,211 two, three, five and back again. 20 20 00:01:12,211 --> 00:01:14,128 Then you would go up to D flat. 21 21 00:01:14,128 --> 00:01:20,629 [MUSIC] 22 22 00:01:20,629 --> 00:01:23,235 And with Arpeggios that start on a black key, 23 23 00:01:23,235 --> 00:01:25,920 you mostly use the second finger to start off. 24 24 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:32,003 [MUSIC] 25 25 00:01:32,003 --> 00:01:33,670 If you started with the thumb, 26 26 00:01:33,670 --> 00:01:34,879 [MUSIC] 27 27 00:01:34,879 --> 00:01:38,580 then you get a bit stuck very easily. 28 28 00:01:38,580 --> 00:01:41,878 And you won't have your hand free to play other notes. 29 29 00:01:41,878 --> 00:01:45,111 The thing to remember with fingering is to try to keep your thumb 30 30 00:01:45,111 --> 00:01:47,130 off the black keys as much as possible. 31 31 00:01:48,290 --> 00:01:53,080 Sometimes it works, but mostly you want your thumb on the white keys, 32 32 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:54,570 second or third finger on the black keys. 33 33 00:01:54,570 --> 00:01:56,378 Even in like chromatic scale, 34 34 00:01:56,378 --> 00:01:58,753 [MUSIC] 35 35 00:01:58,753 --> 00:02:00,503 Okay second and third on this. 36 36 00:02:00,503 --> 00:02:01,461 Or ordinary scales. 37 37 00:02:01,461 --> 00:02:02,129 So thumb and 38 38 00:02:02,129 --> 00:02:05,045 [MUSIC] 39 39 00:02:05,045 --> 00:02:05,628 when you move up 40 40 00:02:05,628 --> 00:02:09,836 [MUSIC] 41 41 00:02:09,836 --> 00:02:13,795 if you were using your thumb, then you would get all tied up. 42 42 00:02:13,795 --> 00:02:16,378 Sometimes you would use your thumb, so if you were playing the 43 43 00:02:16,378 --> 00:02:18,961 [MUSIC] Broken chord of F sharp major. 44 44 00:02:18,961 --> 00:02:23,670 [MUSIC] 45 45 00:02:23,670 --> 00:02:25,431 If you were using your second, 46 46 00:02:25,431 --> 00:02:28,962 that might be a bit difficult 'cause there's a big stretch. 47 47 00:02:28,962 --> 00:02:32,170 [MUSIC] 48 48 00:02:32,170 --> 00:02:34,003 So that just feels more comfortable. 49 49 00:02:34,003 --> 00:02:35,503 Mostly, it's second finger first. 50 50 00:02:35,503 --> 00:02:38,628 [MUSIC] 51 51 00:02:38,628 --> 00:02:40,003 And you're on to D, 52 52 00:02:40,003 --> 00:02:43,378 [MUSIC] 53 53 00:02:43,378 --> 00:02:45,045 And so on. 54 54 00:02:45,045 --> 00:02:47,646 So it's very important to practice your Arpeggios in every key. 55 55 00:02:47,646 --> 00:02:51,130 It'll come in to all your playing, and they'll be the basis for 56 56 00:02:51,130 --> 00:02:55,390 most of your patterns, most of your improvisations, even a lot of melodies. 57 57 00:02:55,390 --> 00:02:58,690 You'll find that the Arpeggios will come into it a lot. 58 58 00:02:58,690 --> 00:03:01,400 And later on we're gonna learn a fun way to practice these Arpeggios.