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Hi-
I am taking lessons and my instructor introduced me to arpeggios (but was also calling them triads). For some reason...the concept is not making sense in my brain and I am struggling to figure out how to play them and use them.
I took notes and now I don't understand what they mean..haha...here's what I wrote:
1, 5, 6, 4 (G, D, E, C)
G: G, B , D
D: D, E#, A
E: E, G, B
C: C, E, G
Anyone who understands this...could you lead me to a link that help me understand what I'm trying to learn. I want to practice and have a good working understanding by our next lesson-- but that is proving difficult since I don't really understand. Bear in mind, I'm very new to this instrument! I took piano as a child and have *some* understanding of music theory...but translating that understanding to violin has been a little bit of a challenge.
Any help appreciated! 
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Here you go. I started learning chords so I had something for playing back up at a jam.
I condensed the information to have a cheat sheet at the actual jam session.
Violinist start date - May 2013
Fiddler start date - May 2014
FIDDLE- Gift from a dear friend. A 1930-40 german copy, of a french copy of a Stradivarius. BOW - $50 carbon fiber. Strings - Dominants with E Pirastro Gold string.
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Oh wait, do they add up to the chords?
Violinist start date - May 2013
Fiddler start date - May 2014
FIDDLE- Gift from a dear friend. A 1930-40 german copy, of a french copy of a Stradivarius. BOW - $50 carbon fiber. Strings - Dominants with E Pirastro Gold string.
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Ah!! Thank you!!!! That is super helpful!
-Sarah
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Your cheat sheet has a few mistakes.
Recheck your B and E chords.
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Fiddlerman Thank you!! Would that be B D# F ? and E G# B ?
Luckily these are not used as much at jam. I have yet to learn the guitar shapes for those chords!!! When they are mentioned in a song I do the muted chop.
One area of progress - I am finally able to hear the need for a chord change or that there has been a change.
edited to change B D# F to B D# F#
Violinist start date - May 2013
Fiddler start date - May 2014
FIDDLE- Gift from a dear friend. A 1930-40 german copy, of a french copy of a Stradivarius. BOW - $50 carbon fiber. Strings - Dominants with E Pirastro Gold string.
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