Rocky Top - Arpeggio Étude: Rhythmic Phrasing
Back- Arpeggio Étude: Rhythmic Phrasing
- Key G
- Capo 4
- Tempo 60 bpm
- Tuning EADGBE
Learn to play Rocky Top on guitar by using arpeggios to navigate the chord progression. Instead of just playing a constant stream of notes using melodic arpeggios, you will also incorporate rests. These moments where you don't play help to give the music a more lyrical feel. There's a musical sentence that gets formed. Listen before playing. The notes change, but the rhythm stays the same. Can you hear the pattern?
Read before playing. Again, you can see the notes change so that arpeggio notes match the chord of the moment, but can you see that there is a distinct rhythm pattern being used?
Follow the suggested fingerings in the guitar tablature. If you get comfortable with the étude, then try a few licks to explore some variations.
Explore more Rocky Top Guitar Tabs:
Hammer-On Étude, Slurs Étude, Arpeggio Étude: Bass Strings, Arpeggio Étude: Treble Strings, Arpeggio Étude: Rhythmic Phrasing #2
