Fingering for major arpeggio...

[Suckbird]

G||--------------------------------||
D||-----------------5--------------||
A||-------2----5---------5----2----||
E||--3-----------------------------||

So, how do you finger the D and octave G?

I play the D with my ring finger and the G with my pinky...

It looks a bit weird but i cant figure out a better way to play it..

how about you.. ?

[JMX]

It depends. I guess most of the time I just place the pinky on the A and D string simultaneously, sometimes I use your fingering.

[Jeff Martinez]

I would recommend starting with your ring finger or pinky on the E-string and finger it like this (using Amaj as an ex.):

I-------------2----------------
I---------2-------2------------
I-----4---------------4--------
I--5---------------------------
4 3 1 2 1 3 (finger used)

or, try this:

I-----------------------------
I--------------7--------------
I----------7-------7----------
I--5---9---------------9------
1 4 2 3 2 4

Also, using open strings when available is a good idea. I find it helpful to try each arpeggio in various positions to see what flows best with my hand position at that point in the song.

[WillBuckingham]

Hey Suckbird are you trying to make the top two notes ring out? If you are I would try using one of the other fingerings suggested. But if I were you I'd keep working on your fingering using your pinky for both the fifth and the octave. They don't have to sound simultaneously.

[the ombudsman]

I'd use the pinky for both the D and octave G.

[Discgraham]

I would go 2-1-3-4-3-1-2 but I've got fairly big hands. This may not be comfortable for you, so you could just "Bar" the 5th and octave with your pinky.

[Figjam]

Originally Posted by the ombudsman

I'd use the pinky for both the D and octave G.

+1

[Tash]

I do 2-1-3-2-3-1-2.

[Bassist4Life]

Originally Posted by WillBuckingham

Hey Suckbird are you trying to make the top two notes ring out? If you are I would try using one of the other fingerings suggested. But if I were you I'd keep working on your fingering using your pinky for both the fifth and the octave. They don't have to sound simultaneously.

I agree with Will. It really depends on what context your are playing the arpeggio. Articulation plays a big role in your fingering solution.

Joe