Tapping Arpeggios

by Atanas G. Shishkov

( Part I ) 

 

Example 1: Arpeggios in A  

 

E-17---12---9-----------------------------------9---12---14---12---9-----------------------------------9---12---17---12---9---|

B- T ------------10------------------------10------------- T ------------10--------------------------10------------- T ------------|

G---------------------9-----------------9----------------------------------------9------------------9-------------------------------------|

D------------------------11---9---11------------------------------------------------11---9---11---------------------------------------|

A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

 

|---------------------------------9---12---14---12---9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--10---------------------10------------ T --------------10----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------9---------------9----------------------------------------9------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------11---9---11-----------------------------------------------11----------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------12------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- T -----------------------------------------------------------| 

 

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Example 2 : Arpeggios in E minor 

 

|--15---12------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----------------------------|

|-- T -------12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----------------------------------|

|-----------------12---9 -----9---12---9--------------------------------9---12---9----9---12---------------------------------------|

|----------------- T ------ 9------ T -------9-------------------------9------- T -----9------ T --------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------10---7-----7---10----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------- T-------7------ T ----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

 

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Example 3 : Arpeggios in G 

 

|----------------------------------------15---19---15-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------15-------- T ---------15------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------12---16--------------------------------16---12------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------12-------- T -------------------------------- T -------12-------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------10---14----------------------------------------------------------------14---10--------------------------------------------------|

|--10------- T ----------------------------------------------------------------- T --------10--------------------------------------------| 

 

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Example 4 : Arpeggios in G minor 

 

|----------------------------------------15---18---22---18---15------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------- T -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------12---15---19----------------------------------19---15---12-----------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------- T ---------------------------------- T -----------------------------------------------------------------|

|--10---13---17------------------------------------------------------------------------17---13---10----------------------------------|

|-------------- T ------------------------------------------------------------------------- T ----------------------------------------------| 

 

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Atanas G. Shishkov is a guitar player from Bulgaria. He was born in
1975 and began playing guitar at the age of 16.Since 1994 until now he has
recorded over 10 electric solo projects and experiments in different
styles.
  Earlier influences - Vinnie Moore,Tony McAlpine,Joe Satriani,Yngwie
Malmsteen,Steve Vai.Atanas likes to explore the music of the great
masters like Greg Howe,Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale,Scott Henderson and
Al di Meola.He enjoys very much of the new shredders - Derryl
Gabel,Francesco Fareri,Prashant Aswani.
   Atanas:"I`m happy that I`m writing with Derryl and Francesco
personally-they are great friends and talents!"

  His last album CD"Flying Colours" was finished in august,2002.This
project is in fusion style and contains 8 instrumental pieces. All
instruments performed by Atanas G.Shishkov. The album was recorded in Atanas`
home and mixed in the studio of ”The White,Green and Reds” in
Plovdiv,Bulgaria.
 
  The examples below shows the basically techniques that he has used in
the last album.
Atanas:”I  developed these techniques and playing more  than 3 years
and I'm continuing to experimentation. I hope that the results are good!”


Example 1 : I used this lick on the piece "Pearl Driver"

Example 2 : This lick appears in the piece "Exotic Nights"

Example 3 : This arpeggio is similar with example 2

Example 4 : With this lick I finished the song "Cool Breeze"

 

2002, A.G.S. Music , All Rights Reserved

28.07.2002 All guitar transcriptions created by : Atanas G. Shishkov.

For contacts and comments : ags@abv.bg