22 Fundamental Bass Guitar Arpeggios

Printable .pdf of 22 Fundamental Arpeggios For Bass Guitar. This .pdf can be printed on an 11 in. x 17 in. (Tabloid) size paper.

After you print it, pin it up on a wall and have it in front of you while you practice.

I've always found having a visual that's easy to see to be helpful while I'm practicing.

This printable .pdf shows the numeric formulas for 22 fundamental arpeggios.

3-note arpeggios (Fundamental shapes)

1. Major Triad
2. Minor Triad
3. Diminished Triad
4. Augmented Triad
5. Sus4 Triad
6. Sus2 Triad

4-note arpeggios

1. Major 7
2. Minor 7
3. Minor/Major 7
4. Dominant 7
5. Diminished
6. Augmented 7
7. Minor 7b5 (Half-Diminished 7)
8. Major 7#5

5-note arpeggios aka Jazz arpeggios

1. Major 9
2. Minor 9
3. Minor/Major 9
4. ​Minor 7b5 with a b9
5. Minor 7b5 with a natural 9
6. Dominant 7b9
7. Dominant 9
8. Dominant 7#5 with a natural 9