Unlocking the neck is a key milestone for guitarists. The ability to see, hear, and most importantly access, all the tones in a key as chords, notes and arpeggios really expands your playing. It gives your options for writing, comping, filling and improvising and if you've ever been trapped in the boxes (like I have been) arpeggios will give you an escape route.
A lot of online lessons recommend learning arpeggios shape-by-shape and I did that for a while but ended up getting trapped in a different set of boxes. It's also a bit artificial as you are never likely to encounter a song that calls for the same type of arpeggio throughout, except perhaps for traditional blues.
So why don't you try learning arpeggios in keys? That way you'll mix major, minor and diminished shapes as demanded by the chords in the key - just like in a song.
Here's an exercise in C to get you started.
A lot of online lessons recommend learning arpeggios shape-by-shape and I did that for a while but ended up getting trapped in a different set of boxes. It's also a bit artificial as you are never likely to encounter a song that calls for the same type of arpeggio throughout, except perhaps for traditional blues.
So why don't you try learning arpeggios in keys? That way you'll mix major, minor and diminished shapes as demanded by the chords in the key - just like in a song.
Here's an exercise in C to get you started.
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