Arpeggio No. 1 — p i m a

Note after Note · Level 1 (Novice) · study · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

First fingerpicking pattern over C, A minor, G and E minor: the thumb plays the bass, then index, middle and ring fingers climb strings 3, 2 and 1.

▶ Play this piece with the interactive score

How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Hold the whole chord before playing and let every note ring. Each right-hand finger owns its string: i = 3rd, m = 2nd, a = 1st.

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