Arpeggios Guide. Part 1 - Learn Your Arpeggios.

First off, an
arpeggio is defined as playing chord one note at a time. This
is true, but you when you're done here, you wont think of
them a chords, but as tools to use to spice up your solos and
such. Chord Construction. This is a must when learning
arpeggios. Chord construction refers to intervals used to
make chords. Example: When you see (1 3 5) that means you
use the root, the third and fifth of the major scale. If you see
(1 b3 5) it is still the major scale. That being said, know your
major scales!
Even if its numbers that are above 7 (major scale is 1 2 3 4 5
7 1),
it is infered that:
9 =2
11 = 4
13 = 6
Just subtract 7.
The Chords. Notes in brackets are optional, but make the
arpeggio sound better.
Major: 1 3 (5)
Minor: 1 b3 (5)
Aug: 1 3 #5
Dim: 1 b3 b5
dom7: 1 3 (5) b7
Maj7: 1 3 (5) 7
m7: 1 b3 (5) b7
Aug7: 1 3 #5 b7
Dim7: 1 b3 b3 bb7
m/maj7:1 b3 (5) 7
m7b5: 1 b3 b5 b7
m7#5: 1 b3 #5 b7
m7b9: 1 b3 (5) b7 b9
With those arpeggios, you should have a great start. Applying
These To Make Arpeggios. By now, you're probably itching to
play. So, I'll start with C for simplicity.
Intervals... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1
Cmaj Scale: C D E F G A B C
Cmaj Arpeggio: C E (G)

Cmin: C Eb (G)
Aug: C E G#
Dim: C Eb Gb
dom7: C E (G) Bb
Maj7: C E (G) B
m7:
C Eb (G) Bb
Aug7: C E G# Bb
Dim7: C Eb Gb Bbb/A
m/maj7: C Eb (G) B
m7b5: C Eb Gb Bb
m7#5: C Eb G# Bb
m7b9: C Eb (G) Bb Db
Playing Those Arpeggios.
C
Cm
Caug
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|---------------(8)-|---------------(8)-|-------------9-|
|-----(0)-----9-----|-----(0)-----8-----|-----1-----9---|
|---2------10-------|---1------10-------|---2----10-----|
|-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
Cdim
C7
Cmaj7
|---------------|---------------------6-|---------------------7-|
|-------------7-|-----------------(8)---|---------0-------(8)---|
|-----------8---|-----(0)-3-----9-------|-----(0)-------9-------|
|---1-4--10-----|---2--------10---------|---2--------10---------|
|-3-------------|-3---------------------|-3---------------------|
|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Cm7
Caug7
|---------------------6-|-----------------6-|
|-----------------(8)---|---------------9---|
|-----(0)-3-----8-------|-----1-3-----9-----|
|---1--------10---------|---2------10-------|
|-3---------------------|-3-----------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------|
Cdim7
Cm/maj7
|--------------------|-------------------7-|

|---------------7-10-|---------0-------8---|
|-------2-----8------|-----(0)-------8-----|
|---1-4----10--------|---1--------10-------|
|-3------------------|-3-------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
Cm7b5
Cm7+5
|--------------------|--------------------|
|---------------7-11-|---------------9-11-|
|-------3-----8------|-----1-3-----8------|
|---1-4----10--------|---1------10--------|
|-3------------------|-3------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
Cm7b9
|--------------------------9-|
|-----------2-------(8)-11---|

|-----(0)-3-------8----------|
|---1----------10------------|
|-3--------------------------|
|----------------------------|
Inversions. An inversion is when the root note is not the
lowest note of the arpeggio. A 1st inversion is when the third
note is the first note, a 2nd inversion is when the fifth is
played first, and when dealing with arpeggios with a seventh,
playing the seventh first is the 3rd inversion.
Em7
Root note
1st Inv
2nd Inv
3rd Inv
|-------7--10-|----7--10--12-|------------|---------------|
|----8--------|-8------------|----------8-|---------------|
|-9-----------|--------------|----7--9----|---------------|
|-------------|--------------|-9----------|-------5--9----|
|-------------|--------------|------------|-5--7----------|
|-------------|--------------|------------|---------------|