This one is just for fun ( . . or so I
thought!) until after practicing it for a while. I was
playing a gig with a few really hot blues players when after
loosening up enough I threw a few hy-peggios into my solos without
really thinking about it. It blew me away how good it
sounded to use this lick before playing a long sustained
note or just a slower run. It was good enough to catch
the appreciation of the other players I was working with.
I know these guys. If they don't like something
they're nice enough to keep their mouths shut and they'd
never compliment you if they didn't mean it.
Try this out yourself but give it some
time. This type of lick doesn't come over night (at
least for me!) Work it hard but slowly until you can
get a smooth sound out of it. I just hope that you
enjoy this sound as much as I have!
DIRECTIONS:
The III Position C Major Hy-peggio
Start by placing your 1st finger (left hand)
on the 3rd fret of the 6th string. Pick that note, hammer on
the 2nd note at the 8th fret with your 4th finger. Sweep the
pick across the neck for the notes on the 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd
and 1st string. Hammer on the second note of the first string
at the 8th fret and tap the highest note on the first string
at the 12th fret with one of the fingers of the right hand.
Return by pulling off the tapped note, then
the middle note on the first string to the lowest note on the
first string, reverse sweep across the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and
6th string. Pull off to the lowest note on the 6th string at
the third fret.
3rd
5th 7th
9th
12th - frets
| | | | |
|-1-|---|---|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|-T-|---|
-1st string
|---|---|-3-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-1-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|---|-3-|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|---|
-6th string
THE
NUMBERS INDICATE WHICH FINGER TO USE. THE NUMBERS IN RED
INDICATE THE ROOT OF THE ARPEGGIO, AND "T" MEANS
TAP.
Below is the hy-peggio written in what I call
"cyber-tab" which is tablature as seen on cyber
space.
E:------------------3^8-T12^8^3--------------------
B:---------------5---------------5-----------------
G:------------5---------------------5--------------
D:---------5---------------------------5-----------
A:------7---------------------------------7--------
E:-3^8---------------------------------------8^3---
The
VIII Position C Major Hy-peggio
8th 10th
12th
15th - frets
| | |
|
|-1-|---|---|---|-4-|---|---|-T-|---|---|---|
-1st string
|-1-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-3-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-6th string
E:----------------8^12-15T^12^8---------------------
B:--------------8------------------8----------------
G:------------9----------------------9--------------
D:---------10--------------------------10-----------
A:------10--------------------------------10--------
E:-8^12--------------------------------------12^8---
The
XII Position C Major Hy-peggio
12th 15th
17th 19th
21st - frets
| | |
| |
|-1-|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|-T-|---|---|
-1st string
|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|-3-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-6th string
E:--------------------12^15-20T^15^12------------------------
B:-----------------13--------------------13------------------
G:--------------12--------------------------12---------------
D:-----------14--------------------------------14------------
A:--------15--------------------------------------15---------
E:-12^15---------------------------------------------15^12---
The III Position C minor Hy-peggio
3rd
5th 7th
9th
12th - frets
| | | | |
|-1-|---|---|---|---|-4-|---|---|-T-|---|---|
-1st string
|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-3-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-1-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|---|
-6th string
E:------------------3^8-T11^8^3--------------------
B:---------------4---------------4-----------------
G:------------5---------------------5--------------
D:---------5---------------------------5-----------
A:------6---------------------------------6--------
E:-3^8---------------------------------------8^3---
The
VIII Position C minor Hy-peggio
8th 10th
12th
15th - frets
| | |
|
|-1-|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|-T-|---|---|---|
-1st string
|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-3-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-6th string
E:----------------8^11-15T^11^8---------------------
B:--------------8------------------8----------------
G:------------8----------------------8--------------
D:---------10--------------------------10-----------
A:------10--------------------------------10--------
E:-8^11--------------------------------------11^8---
The
XI Position C minor Hy-peggio
12th 15th
17th 19th
21st - frets
| | |
| |
|-1-|---|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|-T-|---|
-1st string
|---|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|-1-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|---|-3-|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-6th string
E:--------------------11^15-20T^15^11------------------------
B:-----------------13--------------------13------------------
G:--------------12--------------------------12---------------
D:-----------13--------------------------------13------------
A:--------15--------------------------------------15---------
E:-11^15---------------------------------------------15^11---
The II Position C diminished Hy-peggio
This particular one requires a serious stretch but it can
be done. You will probably want to save it for the B
diminished arpegio at the 13th fret (if you are in C major)
or for the G# diminished arpeggio at the 10th fret
that you metal shredders so love to use as a substitute for
E7 while in A harmonic minor.
3rd
5th 7th
9th
12th - frets
| | | | |
|-1-|---|---|---|---|---|-4-|---|---|-T-|---|
-1st string
|---|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|-3-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-1-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|---|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|
-6th string
E:------------------2^8-T11^8^2--------------------
B:---------------4---------------4-----------------
G:------------5---------------------5--------------
D:---------4---------------------------4-----------
A:------6---------------------------------6--------
E:-2^8---------------------------------------8^2---
The
VIII Position C diminished Hy-peggio
8th 10th
12th
15th - frets
| | |
|
|---|-2-|---|---|-4-|---|---|-T-|---|---|---|
-1st string
|-1-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|-1-|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-6th string
E:----------------8^11-14T^11^8---------------------
B:--------------7----------------7------------------
G:------------8----------------------8--------------
D:---------10--------------------------10-----------
A:------9---------------------------------9---------
E:-8^11--------------------------------------11^8---
The
XII Position C diminished Hy-peggio
12th 15th
17th 19th
21st - frets
| | |
| |
|-1-|---|---|-3-|---|---|---|---|---|-T-|---|
-1st string
|---|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|-2-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|---|---|---|---|-4-|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|-1-|---|---|-3-|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-6th string
E:--------------------11^14-20T^14^11------------------------
B:-----------------13--------------------13------------------
G:--------------11--------------------------11---------------
D:-----------13--------------------------------13------------
A:--------15--------------------------------------15---------
E:-11^14---------------------------------------------14^11---
Make sure to sweep the pick properly while
using this arpeggio. If you need to, look up
"hammer-on/pull-offs", "tapping" and
"sweeping" before doing this exercise. A few
minutes of study can save you a lot of grief on this, one of
the harder arpeggios!
May I suggest: Pick a key and learn to run the arpeggios
while moving up and down the neck staying diatonic to that key. For example: In the key of C the
chords are C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor and B
diminished. Try to do this with each of the three inversions. Good luck!
Here is an excerpt from a piece I wrote that
uses the hy-peggio.
Am E
E:-------------5^8-T12^8^5---------------------------
B:-----------5-------------5--------------------5----
G:---------5-----------------5----------------4------
D:-------7---------------------7------------6--------
A:-----7-------------------------7--------7----------
E:-5^8-----------------------------8^4^7-------------
G
E:-4^7-T12^7^4------------------------3^7-T10^7^3----
B:------------5---------------------3-------------3--
G:--------------4-----------------4------------------
D:----------------6-------------5--------------------
A:------------------7---------5----------------------
E:--------------------7---3^7------------------------
D F
E:---------------------2^5-T10^5^2-------------------
B:-------------------3------------3------------------
G:-4---------------2----------------2----------------
D:---5-----------4--------------------4-----------3--
A:-----5-------5------------------------5-------3----
E:-------7^2^5----------------------------5^1^5------
C
E:-----1^5-T8^5^1-----------------------0^3-T8^3^0---
B:---1------------1-------------------1--------------
G:-2----------------2---------------0----------------
D:--------------------3-----------2------------------
A:----------------------3-------3--------------------
E:------------------------5^0^3----------------------
D E
E:-----------------------2^5-T10^5^2-----------------
B:-1-------------------3-------------3---------------
G:---0---------------2-----------------2-------------
D:-----2-----------4---------------------4-----------
A:-------3-------5-------------------------5---------
E:---------3^2^5-----------------------------5^4^7---
E:---------4^6-T12---||
B:-------5-----------||
G:-----4-------------||
D:---6---------------||
A:-7-----------------||
E:-------------------||
It is because of the added hammer-ons,
pull-offs and taps that I am calling it the hy-peggio.
If you are aware of an already adopted name please e-mail it
to me so that Chodosh Guitar can post it! Good luck!
Achieve
that dream!
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