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4 string arpeggios

It is a tiny box shape though, just move it around, the root (1st note you play) note is the arpeggio you are playing. the shape stays the same no matter where you are on the neck...Look for the finger pattern they are describing with the "tiny box"
 
First I would identify where all the notes of the Major Diatonic Scale (key of C perhaps), between the nut and fret 12. From there you can easierly find where the broken chords occur.
Code:
C Major 
Scale     C         Dm        Em        F         G         Am       Bo

[U]0000[/U]      [U]|||| [/U]     [U]||||[/U]      [U]0||0[/U]      [U]||||[/U]      [U]||||[/U]      [U]||||[/U]     [U]||||[/U]
0|||      ||||      ||||      ||||      0|||      ||||      ||||     ||||
|000      ||||      ||||      |00|      |||0      ||||      ||||     ||||
000|      ||||      ||||      ||||      |00|      0|||      ||||     |||| 
|||0      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      |||0      ||||     ||||  
0000      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      |00|      0||0     ||||
||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||     ||||
0000      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      |00|     0||0
00||      0|||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||     |0||  
||00      |||0      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||     ||0|
0000      |00|      0||0      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||     ||||
||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||     |||| 
0000      ||||      |00|      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||     ||||
 
First I would identify where all the notes of the Major Diatonic Scale (key of C perhaps), between the nut and fret 12. From there you can easierly find where the broken chords occur.
Code:
C Major 
Scale     C         Dm        Em        F         G         Am       Bo

[U]0000[/U]      [U]|||| [/U]     [U]||||[/U]      [U]0||0[/U]      [U]||||[/U]      [U]||||[/U]      [U]||||[/U]     [U]||||[/U]
0|||      ||||      ||||      ||||      0|||      ||||      ||||     ||||
|000      ||||      ||||      |00|      |||0      ||||      ||||     ||||
000|      ||||      ||||      ||||      |00|      0|||      ||||     |||| 
|||0      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      |||0      ||||     ||||  
0000      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      |00|      0||0     ||||
||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||     ||||
0000      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      |00|     0||0
00||      0|||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||     |0||  
||00      |||0      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||     ||0|
0000      |00|      0||0      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||     ||||
||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||     |||| 
0000      ||||      |00|      ||||      ||||      ||||      ||||     ||||

sorry for sounding n00b.. but whats "Bo" no puns please:ninja:
 
in my thinking and extending this a bit further, the graph is depicting the triad, where no matter what key/chord, the I,IV,V are using a major third, the rest are using flatted third, except the vii which is diminished? ... and then you are able to move the pattern wherever on the neck you have sufficient strings to complete the pattern ... ?? ... please correct me if I am missing something ??
 
I think you've pretty much got it. But I would suggest just concentrating on intervals, and how intervals are combined to make chords rather than memorizing the patterns above. Soounds like you already have a fair understanding of the basic concepts anyway. Once you are proficient at that, you can construct any chord in any key in any position easily (no need for patern diagrams).
 
^^I don't think it a good idea to try and tell people what they should and shouldn't be doing. for example "no need for patern diagrams" :confused: Standard music notation is a type of diagram that shows various patterns of melody, rhythm, and harmony, is it not?

Everyone develop's there own way of doing things i.e. experience. people "see" music in many different ways, whether it's patterns, numbers, letters, graphs, notation, tab etc. My example is just one of many ways of illustrating a harmony (chord).

Dis some else's diagram ;)
 
^^I don't think it a good idea to try and tell people what they should and shouldn't be doing. for example "no need for patern diagrams" :confused: Standard music notation is a type of diagram that shows various patterns of melody, rhythm, and harmony, is it not?

Everyone develop's there own way of doing things i.e. experience. people "see" music in many different ways, whether it's patterns, numbers, letters, graphs, notation, tab etc. My example is just one of many ways of illustrating a harmony (chord).

Dis some else's diagram ;)
I think the intent was to tell him to learn chord construction so he doesn't have to rely on someone else's diagram. Not "dissin" the diagram as you say :D.
 
thanks 69nites... :eyebrow:

You are right, diagrams, charts, etc are a complete waste of time. :rollno:

Four String Broken Chords
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