Example8

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Here we have an arpeggio sequence in 3rds, starting with the ‘home’ IV C major Cmaj7 Em7

7 arpeggio before then ascending through the diatonic arpeggios built from the 3rd (E minor 7); 5th (G major 7) and 7th (B minor 7) degrees, and with an extra 3rd added to the ‘home’ C Lydian tonal centre on each consecutive superimposition. Start off slowly, working two beats at a time until fully memorised before finding a comfortable speed on the metronome. 9 10 The example uses sweep picking in Gmaj7 Bm710 combination with hammer-ons for a smooth legato tone, so remember to push the pick through the strings in a single motion when executing the sweep strokes, similar to the action of dragging a stick through park railings, and hammer-on firmly with all notes executed at a consistent velocity.