SCALES Or ARPEGGIOS -- Which Is BETTER For Lead Guitar Playing?

[@johnmac8084]

Yes, agreed, both - and chords

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Arpeggios and chords can be studied together, as they are two aspect of the same thing.

[@clydespace411]

@@MusicTheoryForGuitar I like thinking of chords as its own sort of category for lead playing, even though I'm using it as arpeggio or a mini scale (not playing a full chord at once but the notes of that chord). When you realize all the tons of chords shapes you've got such an arsenal--- of course you need to know where they live (a word you used "superimposed". I know no 2 players think exactly alike, but I think superimposition is pretty common. Sometimes its so cool.. play notes or a completely different chord that is in key over that different chord, so often ear candy. Something I don't hear talked about is how to organize all our knowledge? How to make it retrievable. I think over time we come to know, but with better organization I think that can not only speed the process, but make it easier to relearn the bits and piece wit learn and forget.

[@sealedwings6788]

Hi Tommaso! Do you think it is a good idea to learn all the modes shapes from all the pentatonic shapes + adding the two extra notes? Or you thik it's better to use other shapes for modal approach?

[@Willi-Wucher]

Both scales and arpeggios are just tools to make music, create phrases, melodies, stories. I find it frustrating to listen to sound that does not contain any music. That's the way a lot of guitar playing is going. Like Olympic games - faster, faster.

[@fallingsky1984]

but wheeeen not hoooow to use scale or arpeggios 😅

[@Richef777]

Is that an S420?