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Patterns 21–40: the next steps

Read one pattern, prepare its strings and listen for the same balance on both chords.

Giuliani’s arpeggios · 21
Reference chords · string 1 = high E, string 6 = low E
ChordStrings 6 → 1: fretsLeft-hand fingers 6 → 1
C major× · 3 · 2 · 0 · 1 · 0× · 3 · 2 · 0 · 1 · 0
G7, position from Werner's PDF3 · 2 · 0 · 0 · 3 · 13 · 2 · 0 · 0 · 4 · 1

0 = open string; × = string not played. Follow the frets for each attack below: the bass and some chord positions change with the pattern.

Parentheses mean simultaneous attacks. String 1 is high E. Each column is one attack; string/fret pairs follow the indicated fingers.

Pattern 21

Two successive bass notes, each accompanied by m-a.

(p+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (i) → (p+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (i) → (p+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (i) → (p+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (i)

Twelve attacks in four groups of three: implied eighth-note triplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 21: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112
C5/3 + 2/1 + 1/04/2 + 2/1 + 1/03/05/3 + 2/1 + 1/04/2 + 2/1 + 1/03/05/3 + 2/1 + 1/04/2 + 2/1 + 1/03/05/3 + 2/1 + 1/04/2 + 2/1 + 1/03/0
G75/2 + 2/3 + 1/14/0 + 2/3 + 1/13/05/2 + 2/3 + 1/14/0 + 2/3 + 1/13/05/2 + 2/3 + 1/14/0 + 2/3 + 1/13/05/2 + 2/3 + 1/14/0 + 2/3 + 1/13/0

Week 5 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 21

Pattern 22

Treble chord on the second and third attacks.

(p) → (p+m+a) → (i+m+a) → (p) → (p+m+a) → (i+m+a) → (p) → (p+m+a) → (i+m+a) → (p) → (p+m+a) → (i+m+a)

Twelve attacks in four groups of three: implied eighth-note triplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 22: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112
C5/34/2 + 2/1 + 1/03/0 + 2/1 + 1/05/34/2 + 2/1 + 1/03/0 + 2/1 + 1/05/34/2 + 2/1 + 1/03/0 + 2/1 + 1/05/34/2 + 2/1 + 1/03/0 + 2/1 + 1/0
G75/24/0 + 2/3 + 1/13/0 + 2/3 + 1/15/24/0 + 2/3 + 1/13/0 + 2/3 + 1/15/24/0 + 2/3 + 1/13/0 + 2/3 + 1/15/24/0 + 2/3 + 1/13/0 + 2/3 + 1/1

Week 5 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 22

Pattern 23

Treble chord on the first and third attacks.

(p+m+a) → (p) → (i+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (p) → (i+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (p) → (i+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (p) → (i+m+a)

Twelve attacks in four groups of three: implied eighth-note triplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 23: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112
C5/3 + 2/1 + 1/04/23/0 + 2/1 + 1/05/3 + 2/1 + 1/04/23/0 + 2/1 + 1/05/3 + 2/1 + 1/04/23/0 + 2/1 + 1/05/3 + 2/1 + 1/04/23/0 + 2/1 + 1/0
G75/2 + 2/3 + 1/14/03/0 + 2/3 + 1/15/2 + 2/3 + 1/14/03/0 + 2/3 + 1/15/2 + 2/3 + 1/14/03/0 + 2/3 + 1/15/2 + 2/3 + 1/14/03/0 + 2/3 + 1/1

Week 5 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 23

Pattern 24

Two successive bass notes under repeated treble chords.

(p+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (i+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (i+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (i+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (p+m+a) → (i+m+a)

Twelve attacks in four groups of three: implied eighth-note triplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 24: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112
C5/3 + 2/1 + 1/04/2 + 2/1 + 1/03/0 + 2/1 + 1/05/3 + 2/1 + 1/04/2 + 2/1 + 1/03/0 + 2/1 + 1/05/3 + 2/1 + 1/04/2 + 2/1 + 1/03/0 + 2/1 + 1/05/3 + 2/1 + 1/04/2 + 2/1 + 1/03/0 + 2/1 + 1/0
G75/2 + 2/3 + 1/14/0 + 2/3 + 1/13/0 + 2/3 + 1/15/2 + 2/3 + 1/14/0 + 2/3 + 1/13/0 + 2/3 + 1/15/2 + 2/3 + 1/14/0 + 2/3 + 1/13/0 + 2/3 + 1/15/2 + 2/3 + 1/14/0 + 2/3 + 1/13/0 + 2/3 + 1/1

Week 5 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 24

Pattern 25

Thumb between two returns of the index finger.

(p) → (i) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (i)

Twenty-four attacks in four groups of six: implied sixteenth-note sextuplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 25: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112131415161718192021222324
C5/32/11/02/13/02/14/22/11/02/13/02/15/32/11/02/13/02/14/22/11/02/13/02/1
G75/22/31/12/33/02/34/02/31/12/33/02/35/22/31/12/33/02/34/02/31/12/33/02/3

Week 5 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 25

Pattern 26

m-i alternation around two thumb attacks.

(p) → (m) → (i) → (m) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (m) → (i) → (m) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (m) → (i) → (m) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (m) → (i) → (m) → (p) → (i)

Twenty-four attacks in four groups of six: implied sixteenth-note sextuplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 26: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112131415161718192021222324
C5/31/02/11/03/02/14/21/02/11/03/02/15/31/02/11/03/02/14/21/02/11/03/02/1
G75/21/12/31/13/02/34/01/12/31/13/02/35/21/12/31/13/02/34/01/12/31/13/02/3

Week 6 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 26

Pattern 27

Moving the pattern towards the treble strings.

(p) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (m) → (i) → (m) → (a) → (m) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (m) → (i) → (m) → (a) → (m)

Twenty-four attacks in four groups of six: implied sixteenth-note sextuplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 27: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112131415161718192021222324
C5/33/04/23/02/13/04/22/13/02/11/02/15/33/04/23/02/13/04/22/13/02/11/02/1
G75/23/04/03/02/33/04/02/33/02/31/12/35/23/04/03/02/33/04/02/33/02/31/12/3

Week 6 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 27

Pattern 28

Skips from index to ring finger, then middle finger.

(p) → (i) → (a) → (i) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (a) → (i) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (a) → (i) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (a) → (i) → (m) → (i)

Twenty-four attacks in four groups of six: implied sixteenth-note sextuplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 28: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112131415161718192021222324
C5/33/01/03/02/13/04/23/01/03/02/13/05/33/01/03/02/13/04/23/01/03/02/13/0
G75/23/01/13/02/33/04/03/01/13/02/33/05/23/01/13/02/33/04/03/01/13/02/33/0

Week 6 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 28

Pattern 29

Skips from index to middle finger, then ring finger.

(p) → (i) → (m) → (i) → (a) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (i) → (a) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (i) → (a) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (i) → (a) → (i)

Twenty-four attacks in four groups of six: implied sixteenth-note sextuplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 29: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112131415161718192021222324
C5/33/02/13/01/03/04/23/02/13/01/03/05/33/02/13/01/03/04/23/02/13/01/03/0
G75/23/02/33/01/13/04/03/02/33/01/13/05/23/02/33/01/13/04/03/02/33/01/13/0

Week 6 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 29

Pattern 30

Two different paths with four thumb attacks.

(p) → (i) → (p) → (m) → (i) → (a) → (p) → (a) → (i) → (m) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (m) → (i) → (a) → (p) → (a) → (i) → (m) → (p) → (i)

Twenty-four attacks in four groups of six: implied sixteenth-note sextuplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 30: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112131415161718192021222324
C5/33/04/22/13/01/05/31/03/02/14/23/05/33/04/22/13/01/05/31/03/02/14/23/0
G75/23/04/02/33/01/15/21/13/02/34/03/05/23/04/02/33/01/15/21/13/02/34/03/0

Week 6 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 30

Pattern 31

The three fingers ascend, then descend.

(p) → (i) → (m) → (a) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (a) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (a) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (a) → (m) → (i)

Twenty-four attacks in four groups of six: implied sixteenth-note sextuplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 31: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112131415161718192021222324
C5/33/02/11/02/13/04/23/02/11/02/13/05/33/02/11/02/13/04/23/02/11/02/13/0
G75/23/02/31/12/33/04/03/02/31/12/33/05/23/02/31/12/33/04/03/02/31/12/33/0

Week 7 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 31

Pattern 32

The three fingers descend, then ascend.

(p) → (a) → (m) → (i) → (m) → (a) → (p) → (a) → (m) → (i) → (m) → (a) → (p) → (a) → (m) → (i) → (m) → (a) → (p) → (a) → (m) → (i) → (m) → (a)

Twenty-four attacks in four groups of six: implied sixteenth-note sextuplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 32: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112131415161718192021222324
C5/31/02/13/02/11/04/21/02/13/02/11/05/31/02/13/02/11/04/21/02/13/02/11/0
G75/21/12/33/02/31/14/01/12/33/02/31/15/21/12/33/02/31/14/01/12/33/02/31/1

Week 7 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 32

Pattern 33

Two groups of three, with a then m.

(p) → (i) → (a) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (p) → (i) → (a) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (p) → (i) → (a) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (p) → (i) → (a) → (p) → (i) → (m)

Twenty-four attacks in four groups of six: implied sixteenth-note sextuplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 33: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112131415161718192021222324
C5/33/01/04/23/02/15/33/01/04/23/02/15/33/01/04/23/02/15/33/01/04/23/02/1
G75/23/01/14/03/02/35/23/01/14/03/02/35/23/01/14/03/02/35/23/01/14/03/02/3

Week 7 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 33

Pattern 34

Repeated thumb and a shift of the i-m-a group.

(p) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (a) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (a) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (a) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (m) → (a)

Twenty-four attacks in four groups of six: implied sixteenth-note sextuplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 34: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112131415161718192021222324
C5/34/25/34/23/02/14/23/04/23/02/11/05/34/25/34/23/02/14/23/04/23/02/11/0
G75/24/05/24/03/02/34/03/04/03/02/31/15/24/05/24/03/02/34/03/04/03/02/31/1

Week 7 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 34

Pattern 35

Two a-m pairs, then a return to the index finger.

(p) → (a) → (m) → (a) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (a) → (m) → (a) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (a) → (m) → (a) → (m) → (i) → (p) → (a) → (m) → (a) → (m) → (i)

Twenty-four attacks in four groups of six: implied sixteenth-note sextuplets in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 35: strings and frets for each attack
Chord123456789101112131415161718192021222324
C5/31/02/11/02/13/04/21/02/11/02/13/05/31/02/11/02/13/04/21/02/11/02/13/0
G75/21/12/31/12/33/04/01/12/31/12/33/05/21/12/31/12/33/04/01/12/31/12/33/0

Week 7 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 35

Pattern 36

Treble note with the first bass.

(p+m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (p+m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (p+m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (p+m) → (i) → (p) → (i)

Sixteen attacks in four groups of four sixteenth notes, in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 36: strings and frets for each attack
Chord12345678910111213141516
C5/3 + 1/03/04/23/05/3 + 1/03/04/23/05/3 + 1/03/04/23/05/3 + 1/03/04/23/0
G75/2 + 1/13/04/03/05/2 + 1/13/04/03/05/2 + 1/13/04/03/05/2 + 1/13/04/03/0

Week 8 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 36

Pattern 37

Treble note with the first index attack.

(p) → (i+m) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i+m) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i+m) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i+m) → (p) → (i)

Sixteen attacks in four groups of four sixteenth notes, in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 37: strings and frets for each attack
Chord12345678910111213141516
C5/33/0 + 1/04/23/05/33/0 + 1/04/23/05/33/0 + 1/04/23/05/33/0 + 1/04/23/0
G75/23/0 + 1/14/03/05/23/0 + 1/14/03/05/23/0 + 1/14/03/05/23/0 + 1/14/03/0

Week 8 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 37

Pattern 38

Treble note with the second bass.

(p) → (i) → (p+m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (p+m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (p+m) → (i) → (p) → (i) → (p+m) → (i)

Sixteen attacks in four groups of four sixteenth notes, in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 38: strings and frets for each attack
Chord12345678910111213141516
C5/33/04/2 + 1/03/05/33/04/2 + 1/03/05/33/04/2 + 1/03/05/33/04/2 + 1/03/0
G75/23/04/0 + 1/13/05/23/04/0 + 1/13/05/23/04/0 + 1/13/05/23/04/0 + 1/13/0

Week 8 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 38

Pattern 39

Treble note with the second index attack.

(p) → (i) → (p) → (i+m) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i+m) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i+m) → (p) → (i) → (p) → (i+m)

Sixteen attacks in four groups of four sixteenth notes, in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 39: strings and frets for each attack
Chord12345678910111213141516
C5/33/04/23/0 + 1/05/33/04/23/0 + 1/05/33/04/23/0 + 1/05/33/04/23/0 + 1/0
G75/23/04/03/0 + 1/15/23/04/03/0 + 1/15/23/04/03/0 + 1/15/23/04/03/0 + 1/1

Week 8 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 39

Pattern 40

Two successive middle-finger attacks on the same string.

(p+m) → (i+m) → (p) → (i) → (p+m) → (i+m) → (p) → (i) → (p+m) → (i+m) → (p) → (i) → (p+m) → (i+m) → (p) → (i)

Sixteen attacks in four groups of four sixteenth notes, in 4/4. Notes with separate stems sustain as written in the score.

Pattern 40: strings and frets for each attack
Chord12345678910111213141516
C5/3 + 1/03/0 + 1/04/23/05/3 + 1/03/0 + 1/04/23/05/3 + 1/03/0 + 1/04/23/05/3 + 1/03/0 + 1/04/23/0
G75/2 + 1/13/0 + 1/14/03/05/2 + 1/13/0 + 1/14/03/05/2 + 1/13/0 + 1/14/03/05/2 + 1/13/0 + 1/14/03/0

Week 8 in the practice schedule.

Practise pattern 40