My approach to arpeggios | The 'diagonal' trick!

The arpeggio, a powerful tool to use in any solo or improvisation. I'll teach you a nice & simple trick to play 'em all over neck in a fluent fashion!
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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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Technically a plagal cadence is IV - I (so in this case A - E). I called it plagal because in my intro I'm always resolving to the E chord at the end but in my explanation I was just talking about E - A, hence the confusion. Cheers!

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"A note without reason or meaning...why would you play it at all?"...that's deep mate...

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Sooooo Deep.

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[@kaantembelcizer]

This was one of the best lessons i've watched on your channel! Thank you so much!

[@dipanka]

This is one of your best lessons, beautiful balance of theory and practicality. Thank you.

[@MB-rc8ie]

Man you are the greatest guitar teacher on youtube. Not only entertaining videos but they are so useful. Make more videos like this and world will be better place. Love

[@louisnestor279]

Shows me how long the road is for me to acquire the basics of guitar and music! I need to lock in the time to study your videos and fully enjoy your tips! As always, video just perfect. Thank you Paul!

[@Robert-pt2jz]

Hey Paul, just want to say that i appreciate what you do. Ive been playing guitar for 3 years now and dove deep into theory when i started, the way you apply that theory to the guitar has really helped me to visualize what i have been learning and has drastically improved my playing. In this video you talking about thinking of it as little pieces(octaves) that you can fit together has been another epiphany moment. Again, thank you, its hard to find good resources with people who actually know what they are talking about for free, and you are the best I have found so far, so keep up the good work.

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Sir you are such a super humorous teacher, I just love your way of teaching and the way you present the lessons!!

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What I love about your channel is that both amateurs and intermediates can learn something new from your videos or get a different point of view on certain elements of music theory! Keep it up man your making a better musician out of me and many others around the globe!

[@Monklee63]

Thank you Paul, You're a good teacher! I'm so glad that you create and share content like this.

[@nihiabstracto]

Dude, your voice and your accent is ASMR to me, it's incredible. And your channel is one of the best guitar channel on youtube. So ASMR and guitar at same time, my life is a dream !

[@boomerdell]

Fantastic lesson, Paul! Really helped reinforce for me what arpeggios are and how they fit into making music. Thank you!

[@gustavomendez6279]

Oh my god. You're approach to this makes so much sense! I have ALWAYS struggled with this and now I am so excited to get back home and try a few of these out!

[@Sky-im5bn]

This is what I need, someone who knows their scales, arpeggios, pentatonic, natural or hybrid scales, Etc. Someone who's spent their time in learning how to play the guitar and all it's tricks, I take my hat off to you because not many people who play guitar know the indept of it, it's really refreshing to see someone else professionally play the guitar

[@coonpoon1]

I am a hack that has been playing for years and years by ear, afraid of or "didn't have time for" theory. I wanted to figure out arpeggios but the block method was to me like trying to learn scale positions, etc. But your succinct way of showing me this linear approach has finally clicked something in my brain... Wow I get it, and how it can be used to solo, and expand on the musicality of the progression. You also showed me how ninth and dominant chords are structured and difference between major and the minor 3rd arpeggio. Not only that but l can see how to "play the changes" now! Thank you so very much! This has been the best lesson for me ever from a you tube teacher, you are the real deal. I subbed and look forward to more of your insight! Thank you, again!

[@soundlyadam]

Subtle use of lydian in the last arpeggio was slick! Very nice leading back to E!

[@andrewhughes9298]

Not only do you have great technical execution, but you have wonderful musicality. Love your videos.

[@zygotegarden]

Thank you! Excellent content and inspiration. I had been struggling to understand the relevance of arpeggios so I really appreciate your detailed demonstration.

[@AL-nh3tn]

You have broadened my horizons man, I appreciate your lessons.

[@paulhackett9210]

Every video I learn so much from Paul. Music theory for the very first time is starting to intrigue me. Paul makes me realize that's the difference between an intermediate player ( Me ) and a professional player ( DAVIDS ) and we get to learn from him. A++

[@Spacy]

Lol 5:10 "which is ff... pretty awesome" almost slipped one out mate 😂 You'll be forgiven though cause it's yet another amazing video

[@JTuaim]

There are many good guitar teachers on youtube, but I keep coming back to Paul Davids. I like how he moves along and has good content, good advice.

[@aptelbruno8316]

Clear, simple, complete - and it sounds so nice ! Thanks a lot, it's very helpful !

[@cedricsimon6763]

Many thanks Paul. I cannot stop hearing you and practicing. Your are amazing.

[@malcolmwindust3888]

Lovely and simple idea and those arps really come to life on that beautiful, sweet Strat of yours. They sound so rich. Thanks Paul.

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Love all your videos. This is definitely one of my all time favorites now.

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You have a hypnotic way of convincing me I can become a better musician. Thanks Paul.

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Great video as always. And the sound of the guitar (your playing) is just amazing.

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You’re an amazing teacher and guitar player! Definitely my favorite video of yours, love it!!

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Yes you are the Gibi of ASMR guitar! Spent most of Sunday afternoon with you, hope you enjoyed S. Texas. In this video you employed more of the “ when played in a musical context “, I find this most helpful and of course hearing your tempo and tasteful application of the theories.

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Thankyou, I appreciate how you've broken stuff up and down into digestible pieces

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One of the few channels where I let the ads play all the way through. Thx Paul for fantastic content!

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Honestly you make the best guitar lesson videos! Can’t wait for your next video

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Great video as always... You're the best🤟👍

[@Wingman52]

Nicely done, really enjoyed this one. Very useful and as you say it sounds so much more musical that just running through scales. Right again!

[@billybaker3065]

Wow thanks so much Paul for your clear & consise instruction ! That's helped me no end unlocking how use arpeggios in a way that is super practical and easy to access. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant 👍👍👍

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As a newbie YT'r I have to say bravo for the first geetar video lesson that mandated my commentary. Mos def in a class of your own, teech!

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Awesome, thank you. This opens a whole lot possibilities for me.

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Beautiful ‘97! That tone is to die for🤤✨

[@phileoness]

I’ve been playing for years (self taught). Thanks for always giving me something to work on!!

[@MrRFasters]

Tx Paul. I've long searched for a method connecting me from pentatonics into chord and arpeggio runs. For me the arenas Pentatonics, Major, Minor, Arpeggios, Chord and CAGED where seperate enigma's. But this video and the other one on playing arpeggios along the neck made all the connections and made it all connect and now it's starting to make so much more sense! Tx so very much! You ARE the Yoda of guitar teachers!!

[@LloydTSmith]

Awesome , clearly explained and beautiful on the ears - thank you

[@Ofthewall1988]

Man thanks so much for showing this, finaly drilling all those arpeggios shapes makes sense. You just have to connect them together

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Paul, I have to thank you for this video. It has opened my eyes and ears to what I've been missing. Man, I've been swimming in a pool of bland, meaningless, and uninteresting scale notes with my improv. You have rescued me from my plateau! This is a game changer for me brother!

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That tone melted my heart.

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Great concept. Very helpful. Thanks for teaching us

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Superb lesson Paul. I'm so glad to have found your channel. Excellent production too. And that tone - boy, the way it starts breaking up when you play a bit heavier. It stirs emotions inside me that tone does. It must be so inspiring and musical.

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You can be really shure you're inspiring people all over the world! I'm from Rio de Janeiro and I love to watch your videos! Don't stop making them, cause you're really making difference. I'm learning too much with you. I wish I could learn a little more, but we live too far from each other. Maybe one day I go to visit the Netherlands and who knows what can happen.. But, I wish I could learn a little more with you.

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This is the video I've been waiting for. Your arpeggios are always beautiful. I sound like a Stan but your tone is the best on KZbin imo. Keep it up.

[@ClaudioSignorini]

I think this is the most important lesson of the chanel! Thanks Paul!!!

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Hey Paul, thanks for the video. This was such a big eye-opener!

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Dude, your style of playing is far more mature than your age and I love it. So clean and fluid. For a husband and father of 5, you make it a lot less effort for me to keep up on my chops. Thanks so much for the incredibly USEFUL videos.

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I love what you do, thank you for sharing your skills.

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I like this lesson. It helps me to understand a lot of things and sounds beautiful. I will practice this. Thank you very much!

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its just been the best end to my morning. All in the bag and so useful

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Nice one! Cheers. Keep up the great lessons.

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Such an amazingly accessible but valuable set of patterns, this really made me approach leads with more bravery and some Scaffolding from which to stretch outside of the key

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Great lesson. Thank you for sharing! Explained my approach to playing to me...thanks!

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Me and my friends in Brazil love your videos. You're great!!

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incredible teacher, you open my mind, thank you so much

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Nice. Really helpful for someone like me. Thanks paul

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Just wanting to get started on this "Arpeggio stuff" and was itching to find any of your videos on the topic so... Gr8 timing, man! :)

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Excellent, thank you Mr Davids 🌺

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great knowledge and sound ! i am learning a lot from you man. inspiring

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I just leveled up on guitar. Thank you!!

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Thanks for your vids bro, you're helping me to break out of my stuck in a rut not much guitar growth dealio! 😎

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This is one of the most enlightening lessons i had yet!

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Wow. A light just came on. Thankyou Mr. David’s!!

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Wonderful as always - thank you.

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Really glad to be your patreon, these lessons keep getting better and better

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such a great teacher. thanks for the great content

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Great lesson! Thank you!

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Always an awesome content! Keep it paul

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Thank you david, good teacher. Easy theory, and easy to understanding..

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This is a phenomenal. I bet a lesson on the "grateful blues" you mentioned and briefly showed would be a big hit.

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Great video Paul! Awesome information.

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dear Paul i love your sytem to explain how play better the guitar two days ago i find your channel and i'm very happy, kind regards from Barcelona.

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great video Paul, thank you so much!

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Sounds incredible. Great playing and well explained.

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Wow, this taking me a huge Step ahead. Tank you.

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Thank you for this, its extremely helpful!

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Copyright strike for using a six-string, fretted, solid-body, amplified musical instrument.

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Hahaha

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THAT..... Is fukking hysterical

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Excellent as always

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Great video. You've really helped me get out a rut of the same licks 👌

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I love you, Paul! You're awesome!

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Paul, you're just a bloody legend, nuff said.

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Informative yet Fun . Thanks Paul

[@mlite84]

As usual Paul great video! I learned that I do this already lol. Now I can expand on it! Hope to see lots more!

[@vicstein288]

Thank you Paul. I finally understand arpeggios. Nice and simple lesson.

[@noah-jazz]

Dankjewel man! You really helped me gain more clarity about the fretboard with this one. Honderd maal bedankt haha

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Thanks for this! To me, this is what I need to play and to solo... I’ll keep going with the pentatonic of course but this is the kind of sound for me!! 👍🏼

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Right off the top...incredible tone! 👌🏻🎸🔥

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Excellent lesson ....excellent tone ....thanks Paul

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Paul Davids you're a hero.

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Really awesome lesson!

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That is a fabulous we lesson Paul. Thank you.

[@13thAMG]

Paul, I recently heard legend Tim Pierce speak incredibly highly of you and your videos as he interviewed one of my fellow countrymen - Scotsman Ross Campbell - who also praised you immensely. High praise indeed as both of them are incredible players like yourself. I concur with them. I've been playing 45 years and still learning new approaches from far more competent and capable gurus such as yourself, Tim and young Ross (who as Tim says is a player way beyond his years). Salut!

[@Clive007]

“Arpeggio is just a broken chord”; I’ve never heard it described that way and that one comment turned a light bulb on for me, such a simple statement but it helped me significantly! Thank you Paul.