This lesson revisits the triad arpeggios, showing several inversions (inversions are just arpeggios or chords started from a different note). Each triad has 3 notes, so that means we can start the triad from any of these 3 notes. When we start from the first note, there is no inversion going on (we call it the root arpeggio). Starting from the 2nd note gives us the first inversion, and starting from the 3rd note gives us the 2nd inversion. In this lesson we will play inversions for the Major and Minor triad across 5 strings.

This is not an inversion. We refer to this as the root arpeggio, because it starts from the first note of the D Major triad (i.e. it starts from the D). The exercise is just like part 3 of the Major triad exercises, but we are playing a D Major triad instead of a C Major.

Here is the Major triad arpeggio shape that you have probably seen before, if you have checked out the Triad Arpeggios lesson.

By now I don't think you need any instructions on playing arpeggios... If this is your first arpeggio exercise, please see the Triad Arpeggios section to learn about how to play arpeggios.