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In this section, we are going to learn six
major 7th chords and four basic fingerstyle patterns. First look at each chord diagram,
follow the fingering carefully, and play each chord. Note major 7th is often abbreviated
and written as maj7 or MA7. This book will use maj7.
As for the accompaniment
patterns, this chapter will show various fingerstyle patterns, called arpeggios.
Arpeggios are played by holding a chord and then hitting one note after another in
sequence. The four patterns are shown here. Follow the right-hand fingering carefully and
play each pattern very slowly until you master it flawlessly with a metronome. Play all
patterns using the Cmaj7 chord as shown below, then try them with other major 7th chords
as well. One thing to note is that, in general, the thumb (p) plays the 6th string when
you play the chord whose root is on the 6th string such as Emaj7 or Gmaj7. Similarly, p
plays the 5th string for the chord whose root is on the 5th string and it plays the 4th
string when the root of the chord is on the 4th string.
When you
become comfortable with playing the above arpeggios, try the following exercises. As
shown in #1, you can play it through the progression using only one pattern or you can
combine several patterns of your choice.
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