BEAUTIFUL ARPEGGIOS FOR GUITAR! (beginner to PRO)

Tabs available on Patreon. We're going over 10 levels of arpeggios everyone should know!
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Hi, my name is Paul Davids! I am a guitar player, teacher, producer, and overall music enthusiast from the Netherlands! I try to inspire people from all over the world with my videos, here on KZbin.
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Paul
0:00 Intro
0:53 Level 1
1:22 Level 2
2:17 Level 3
3:25 Level 4
5:06 Level 5
6:35 Level 6
8:36 Level 7
9:35 Level 8
11:36 Level 9
13:00 Level 10
14:07 Sneak peek to new course!
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[@marktovstyga5460]

Pasta Arpeggio: Also known as Noodling

[@jhay3966]

I'm an expert at that stuff

[@joem9360]

Please never say words again

[@larryhall2805]

😀. I'm a sucker for puns. Thank you.

[@LHJC10]

🤦🏼‍♂️

[@Hermiel]

Dang. You beat me to it.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

'Paul' is Norwegian for 'spicy chord played while shaking the guitar'.

[@jdiscala54]

That's witty

[@justpassingby3175]

Am Norwegian, can confirm.

[@karlvancraenenbroeck3696]

To shake the snow of the guitar

[@maxkaye7873]

Laughing Out Loudest! 😂

[@joacimoksanen1391]

T-t-torille?

[@ercimoisa4235]

Thank you for taking the time to include the tabs on the screen, as it helps to click pause 100 times and follow along. Great Lesson.

[@mingistech]

The warm yet glassy tone of Paul's setup always sounds soooo good.

[@s.d.7472]

Paul: "Arpeggiare" means playing like a harp. Me (an Italian): OMG he's a genius! Never tought about that

[@samuelford2949]

Pasta King

[@pfm_goldenleg2100]

Grande ahaha

[@lucaborgioli3166]

Siamo in due boia deh

[@HarryNicNicholas]

i used to go out with a french girl, i once asked her what the translation of "mange touts" was, green beans, she said she thought it was english. lol. my ex wife is japanese, it takes her a week to translate one symbol.

[@chetoguitar2372]

jajaja the same happened to me. I speak spanish tho

[@Greengenes676]

I’ve been “playing” the guitar for I’m ashamed to say how many years. I could make my fingers do what I wanted but never really knew where they were supposed to go or why. Which limited me to only copying what I see rather than actually knowing what I was doing. I have learned so much more watching your videos in so little time. I see how it all fits together. Thanks Paul.

[@jamesbateman7131]

Also remember to follow your ear as you play. Sometimes your fingers won't know where to go, but as you start to explore the fretboard, your ear will.

[@Greengenes676]

@@jamesbateman7131 right on. I know my comment sounds like a bullshit paid for testimonial but true story.

[@maxkaye7873]

I'm in.... and blushing! 😳

[@jahstafari4606]

what u play is in your head ....fingers just need to know pathways ...so, pathways not change ...once u learn it, u can play what u feel ....just like driving a car, going and turning where u wish, what u like personaly to hear makes up your style ...ooo i'm so smart ...

[@TheChelas69]

same here! playing guitar just by tab following instructions but not really knowing anything for years. Channels like Paul´s, Beato´s, Neely´s... etc.. and podcasts like Music Student 101 have made all the difference in the world.

[@ethanhash3287]

Man, been playing for years. All self taught and have learned so much from you. Inspiring, thank you.

[@nine9whitepony526]

You are brilliant. Over 30 years I've been playing and you showed me something so simple and I can't believe i haven't seen this all along. Total light bulb moment and you have just opened a few doors for me, thank you.

[@Edwarbr]

Does anyone else feel that Paul could star in a Dos Equis beer commercial? “I don’t always play spicy arpeggios, but when I do, I prefer Dos Tele.”

[@MisterRlGHT]

Nope.

[@jfoss1974]

Good call. He needs a vest.

[@zachary963]

Yes

[@marshmiike2]

I cant be the only one who couldn't stop thinking about the Stranger Things theme.

[@pontusrosenborg]

Same hahahah

[@jamlemon]

Me too!

[@rlauck]

You're not alone. :-)

[@S0NICJAM]

Glad I'm not the only one

[@bradalaamate2891]

Legit though haha

[@northstarz1125]

Thank you for all your amazing videos. I’ve been playing off and on for over 20 years. Mainly rhythm guitar with sporadic attempts to be a lead guitarists. Until this year, I’ve really tried to start understanding more about playing diagonally instead of vertically. I still am having trouble with it but this helped. Thanks so much!

[@lpm1130]

Your awesome man. It’s hard to find a guitar teacher with so many being self proclaimed professionals on you tube most are not as funny or as effective as they think. I enjoy your approach to teaching and I will be honest I love your accent. I am a self taught player who is realizing my stand offish perspective of learning from others has really kept me in the same place my whole life. I’m ready to change that and become a educated player with an open mind and merge it with what I’ve learned.

[@logicnotfeelings3835]

I love the format of this lesson, i.e., starting with something simple and then adding levels of difficulty. It enables us mere mortals to participate! Thank you.

[@kmac_99]

I didn’t realize how much I didn’t know about arpeggios.

[@DCMandDMH]

After 10 years of playing self taught, you are the clearest and most digestible teacher I have encountered Thank you so much!

[@MegaJoelar]

I appreciate the work involved in making this video. It is so helpful to have the notes laid out for us. Also, very well explained without getting super technical. And sounds lovely. Thanks dude.

[@6foottallAardvark]

I just started playing guitar six months ago and these exercises feel great for improving my dexterity on the fretboard. I just have an acoustic but it still works great. Thank you paul

[@Juggernaut1606]

I love how aesthetically and amazingly you play chords here and there and they sound so surreal

[@matthewolsen7300]

I love how well you always explain everything! Wonderful channel and my favorite out there for learning new guitar theory!

[@poochcastilon]

I have to say I really love the way Paul teaches ! Everything about his content his delivery etc is really pleasant and classy. Makes me want to keep watching.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Arpeggios never cease to amaze and make guitar sound so fun. Thank you for all the work you do.

[@Hammett474]

Paul, I cannot thank you enough. Your amazing humour, masterful editing and (most important of all) amazing skill for explaining the guitar has inspired me to go further with my guitar than I had been for so many years. You break down what was such an intimating lesson into such easy (and fun) to digest videos. You are amazing and keep up the great work. Again, thank you a million times over!

[@SonomaTv-fu5cp]

Good dey my views people am so happy for coming, if you don't mind am Actually I'm an entrepreneur, account a coach on Forex & crypto trading company ,I love networking with new people,let me know if you ever want to talk about learning Forex or how to make money off your phone via bitcoin etc.

[@interstellearth]

your creative approach to breaking down difficult stuff into levels and making it creatively fun for us players is phenomenal. lotsa love mate

[@roncaselnova3112]

This gentleman takes a difficult lesson and conveys it in an easy to understand style. The gift of being a great teacher. Grazia!

[@Jack.Waters]

Thank you, I may never be "that fast" but these exercises help keep what dexterity I do have left, at my age. Playing arpeggios, even slowly, helps with the arthritis pain.

[@Xianpaul0523]

Im 32 and sometimes I felt the pain of having arthritis already 🤣. But whenever I practice the guitar, juices come back to my finger joints and removes the pain.

[@fletchdad]

This is off topic (sorry about this Paul, but I am sure you understand). Turmeric. I have different joint trouble, arthritis being one of the lesser ones (and it is not a lesser evil as you probably know). I have been taking about 3/4 of a teaspoon of ground turmeric in a tea mixture that I drink daily. Now, this is in about 1/2 gallon of tea, but I drink it throughout the day. It has helped tremendously, although it took about 2-3 months before I noticed anything at all, so regular intake is paramount. Just in case this is of interest to you.

[@stevescuba1978]

@@fletchdad thanks for sharing. I've had some major onset of arthritis the last few years, and it really cuts down my practice time. I'll try the tumeric.

[@medschoolvisual6954]

Thank you Mr Paul, really appreciate your breaking down in levels. It is more doable for lower tier players like myself and it gives a clear step by step to a higher level.

[@ycaih]

Well said

[@tater-thots6411]

I’ve been trying to learn guitar for goin on 7 years and I only really started to make real progress when I started watching you. Keep up the good work

[@heavenlyguitar5913]

Thank you for this tutorial. Excellent lesson and as always your touch on the guitar is beautiful. I definitely will be practicing and hopefully applying what you showed us. 👍🦅

[@TheJpmaree]

Being a mere 11 months into my acoustic journey I just love how Paul combines beautiful melodies with sharp theory to push his students to constantly improve and desire to learn and grow more

[@dameonshurtleff9269]

Possibly

[@Alex-HD]

I started yesterday :) any tips?

[@sven3400]

@@Alex-HD kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWXEY5qbbrNmZ6c You should watch this.

[@SonomaTv-fu5cp]

Good dey my views people am so happy for coming, if you don't mind am Actually I'm an entrepreneur, account a coach on Forex & crypto trading company ,I love networking with new people,let me know if you ever want to talk about learning Forex or how to make money off your phone via bitcoin etc.

[@danysujith2165]

His lighting and camera angles gives a whole new worldish vibe and ambience ..👌

[@BLASTRONOID]

this has been an absolute joy to play along to!

[@kwbond8]

Dude! I'm so glad I came across your channel. This particular video literally answered every arpeggio question I had!

[@Yannis_z]

This is the most beautiful guitar tone I've ever heard!

[@jimmytree1936]

"Paolo" - you make me proud to be Italian! Seriously, thanks for the great content, keep the videos coming!

[@mrCetus]

Thank you for this tutorial. Excellent lesson and as always your touch on the guitar is beautiful. I definitely will be practicing and hopefully applying what you showed us.

[@JoeLane50]

Paul, great lesson. You always make the lessons fun and your videos are always fun to watch. Beautiful Telecaster by the way!

[@allengoeddey2719]

Thanks Paul! I struggle with arpeggios, I followed up to level 6 while watching before I began to struggle. But that was just my first watch. I will be practicing this again tomorrow.

[@treytoomuch]

This is a wonderful lesson mate, really great for beginners trying to improve. Practice is key!

[@timorean320]

1 of the best teachers out there, mad respect for this guys knowledge, skill, style, professionalism.

[@peterburrows8850]

The way you give your presentation is very natural and pleasing to listen to Paul.

[@joshuahalls29]

Man, those chords between 8:19 to 8:25 were beautiful.

[@baladeva777]

Finishing up Course 1 and this was perfect to step into and made arpeggios approachable and not intimidating. Super excellent! 🤘🏼🙏🏽

[@scotcafferty4496]

Paul your videos always inspire me and help me elevate my chops! Thanks for this and everything you do! Peace and love bro!!

[@xuspulse6472]

Lovely video! I really liked how you divided the arpeggio practice into different levels. I consider myself an intermediate guitarist but I'm going to practice from the most basic pattern up to the most complex, I'm sure there are many things to remember and new things to discover on each level. Your videos are amazing support material to my weekly lessons!

[@davidtyler6361]

Really cool stuff. Very much enjoyed and learned alot, Thank You.

[@gauravmishra5998]

level 9, level 9 woohoooooo, this feels like this biggest breakthrough. Thank you !

[@6210spress]

Love the way Paul teaches ✌🏻

[@Nicholask85]

Your stuff is always amazing and helpful in a friendly way. Thanks brother, keep the vibes high and remember to do something today that you can thank yourself for tomorrow.

[@paulocorreia9608]

And to think that past Paul David's once said "I only need power chords" and look where he is now ahah Great video!

[@billie23oct]

I literally screamed when I saw the notification of the video 🎸🎸🎸🎸❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@elxenomorph534]

Thank you for these lessons! You're awesome!!

[@gonehome6245]

This I believe is the most sensible and consistent approach to arpeggios for guitar on the internet. Fingering is natural without excessively large jumps making movements more efficient. I've been studying guitar for (gosh) nigh on 60 years. I'm sometimes frustrated by teachers who don't really have it all worked out themselves. I like your approach and the use of Levels to show how to progress. I admit I've never tackled the problem of playing "up the neck" much before. But I am pretty fluent in position playing so I'm very ripe for this improvement in my skills. Thank You very much Paul.

[@Antsanc82]

Paul, you’re always putting out useful content! Thanks so much for constantly creating elegant looking and useful videos! God bless and keep it comin man!

[@kubam1498]

love it Paul. I can only do the first 3 levels .. then I need more practice !

[@justingoble4980]

Love these lessons. They always inspire me and help me know how to improve my skills

[@billsny9243]

I've been playing for 2 decades but I still watch you "beginner" videos to brush up on the basics. Thank you for the vids

[@matthewyonkman5692]

I love watching Yngwie Malmsteen doing arpeggios. Some of these have a very ethereal, dream-like feeling to them.

[@guillaumeroy4296]

everytime i hear this guitar i realize how incredible it sounds, what the hell is that woody, metallic, mellow sound, its just gorgeous

[@ccelik97]

It's called a telecaster \s (single coil & that metal bridge thingie are responsible for that sound, plus his playing has a bit of a reverb added in the post mix I guess)

[@guillaumeroy4296]

@@ccelik97 yeah i know! But i got a tele as well, of course mine has a humbucker in neck so its different, but I just feel like that guitar really represents Paul's tone in my head

[@ccelik97]

​@@guillaumeroy4296 _Paulcaster_

[@skatetodeath666]

Same thing I was thinking

[@samuelnaicker2517]

Always brilliant, find your lessons very useful because I take the structure of what you teach and implement my own style into it, amazing job always well done please keep it up

[@cam4623]

Love all your videos! Such an inspiration! Well done and keep it up Paul!

[@DenTitse]

I started with Justin Guitar and Marty's guitar as a beginner. But as an intermediate to advanced, Paul is the way to go. Much love from Antwerp!!

[@badgasaurus4211]

Justin is very good for intermediate to advanced tho tbf

[@rockarena666]

Justin Guitar has some great content on jazz etc. Check it out.

[@spotprice8131]

All 3 are great depending on personal preference.

[@spotprice8131]

@@massive_walnut4602 I hadn’t heard of Eric Haugen before, just looked him up, first video I saw looks good, subscribed.

[@pathall9304]

This is phenomenal, thank you so much, I cannot wait to incorporate these into my own playing! Stay safe everyone! :) :)

[@alexf1525]

yeah sometimes these videos open your mind to new stuff that sounds great

[@cnelsen1]

What a great lesson! I learned more from this video than from any other single lesson I have ever taken. Thank you.

[@andrewhancock1086]

Absolutely beautiful. Also, really enjoy you humerous personality. This had me going slowly on my guitar and saying "ohhh ahhh!" so thank you for that! Your playing is amazing!

[@JustSomeGuy]

Are we not gonna mention this sounds like the intro song to Final Fantasy?

[@sonarun]

I thought I was alone. It’s absolutely FF.

[@Skeleblanket]

That's cause the FF theme is a 1-2-3-5 arpeggio.

[@dkerwood1]

Every time I sit at the keyboard and there's an ambient setting... I'm not even a huge FF fan, but that musical feel just sticks with me.

[@KentBuchla]

No

[@ermanngies1914]

Heeeeeell, yeah

[@lionelgrgnt480]

final fantasy VII 's intro

[@AnonymityIx]

The preludes been in basically every final fantasy. I was actually just playing it on the piano today and thought this also sounded similar. Tho a lot of arpeggios do.

[@ChaostotheVII]

Can't actually play the Final Fantasy scale on 6 string guitar because there are higher notes than what is available on the guitar.

[@thadjarvis9514]

This is a great video thank you! As someone who was bad with chords and always wanted to know the beautiful ones i love your channel!

[@ScottDaddyMac]

Best teaching technique. Low key, great examples and not a single "you know" to be heard. I kinda wing my arpeggios by ear and it works, but it tends to go into a rut. Time to start working on mine with some structure and I am using this video as my guide!

[@jhay3966]

I guess Paul discovered that he's .05% Italian and decided to make a video

[@joelstephenson8017]

Lol

[@maxkolbl1527]

I don't think so, he's not American 🤔

[@svenjansen2134]

He's the most Dutch that ever Dutched Dutch that Dutchy. He's Dutcher than cheese his wife is Dutchess. He's so very Dutch he might just be from the Netherlands.

[@joelstephenson8017]

@@svenjansen2134 lol

[@RolandHesz]

To be honest, anyone born in Europe has a good chance of having some Italian blood. There were plenty of mixing going on 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@darrellgreen539]

Can't wait for the acoustic course that's coming Paul!

[@FlubbersQuid]

Fantastic video, and your fender sounds just amazing. Really lifted my spirits.

[@davebutler3905]

Thanks Paul. Brilliant exercises to get to know the neck and the secret ingredients of chords! Saving up to do your acoustic adventure course.

[@KiNGxSuNRiSe]

Hey Paul! One thing I've been wondering for few weeks now is, how come you speak english so well? and how come you started making english videos back in the days? Is there a video or a podcast where you talk about that?

[@womenandwheels]

That’s the weekend sorted then - cheers from London town!

[@quantumindicesfuturestrade6873]

I haven't played for over 15 years glad I found your channel. Great!

[@tomacosta2033]

I appreciate your enthusiasm and teaching style! Thanks.

[@CosmicHarmony58]

Level 2 is literally a Main Menu Background Theme for Star Wars Episode 3 for the old school DVD player. It immediately clicked in my head lmao

[@whoops9443]

Do you have a link? Not sure what to look up exactly lol

[@whoops9443]

Nevermind, I am stupid. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4fEgGZ-drp6iNk is the link

[@giovannisganzerla6091]

HAHAHAH the start is hilarious. From Italy🇮🇹

[@IsaacPhalazi]

You're such an amazing teacher I've ever seen. I like your crazy teaching style 😉 thanks for

[@andrewhogg1427]

Thank you very much for this Paul: it was spot on for what I've been thinking about recently!

[@less_concerned1221]

Sounds really cool. Reminds me of the opening music for “Stranger Things.”

[@Dasalsim]

Paul forgot about level 11: Malmsteen

[@thales30]

nah... even tho he could play arpeggios in a blistering speed they are not very interressting in a harmonical sense.. its all neo-classical. It would have to be Holdsworth then (who had crazy arpeggios as well as crazy legato)

[@diegofloor]

I know metal and distortion are not his thing, but it seems weird to talk about guitar arpeggios and not mention one of its most widely usages. They are basically everything he said here but with strong emphasis on hammer-ons and pull-offs, plus instead of picking notes individually you need to master a coordinated sweeping up and down in order to get the proper speed.

[@Chris-Ian]

@@diegofloor Paul had a video where he played metal leads and it was bizarre; he's more than capable tho.

[@GodzillaI]

@Anthony Marks me too!

[@kingzriot976]

@Anthony Marks amazing song top 5 for me!!!!

[@michaelreymond6477]

What a pleasant personality you have. Great way of explaining things for an easy understanding. Thank you I will be checking out your other lessons after getting comfortable with these arpeggios

[@skippy4246]

I love all the theory and explanations with your lessons. It’s great!

[@viggowolff9191]

Like everything else good, music is truly a gift from God!

[@ifensler]

I think of it as God's language.

[@willharris1012]

Watching Paul’s picking hand has me recognizing that the pick is only the paint brush. Once that brush hits the canvas it’s a thing of beauty.

[@thepainter1956]

Stop trying to sound cool.

[@jgia1562]

thanks for the lesson i was getting so tired of scales now i have something that interests and motivates me looking forward to more from you!

[@princeworld4769]

I am now excited to hold my guitar! Thanks for this lesson!!❤️❤️❤️

[@maxwellnjenga1137]

POV: You are not watching this on full screen

[@laurenbk6667]

"I'm not saying I am not impressed" maaaaaan this is making me feel like such a noob 🤣

[@freedomjams8201]

My thoughts exectly 😂

[@PROTOTURKCOM]

your teaching way is impressing me, i really like it, thank you so much paul to be an inspiring me

[@scottlokey8695]

So glad I stumbled onto your channel. At two years into guitar, this is just what I need to learn now.. So many things to learn! Wish I had picked up guitar at age 11 instead of 68. Here I go Arpeggio!!!

[@SittingTheApple]

Level 11: Play the opening theme song to Final Fantasy 7

[@stefanosironi4856]

Your italian is actually really good, and I'm Italian

[@ruatkimamama3166]

one of the best guitar lesson on youtube..super like it

[@justinanderson78]

Thank you for this amazing video!

[@starrk7158]

I'm hearing Jenovah from FF7 with these Arpeggio's

[@ayo__ayo]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@hansvandermeulen5515]

The magnificent seventh.

[@keithjweber6806]

Always great content. Another lesson that if mastered will improve my playing dramatically. Thanks Paul!

[@tonyrutland9289]

Amazing lesson, thank you for putting this together.