For this solo, I offer my Prelude 3 “Dark Waves.” It lacks melody but, instead, expresses agitation through the texture and color of rapidly repeated arpeggios.
Dark Waves introduces a rhythmic pattern called the triplet. This pattern is represented by the number 3 placed above or below three beamed eighth notes. Triplet notation tells you to play the three eighth notes evenly (equally) across one beat. To illustrate rhythm, speak the three-syllable word “beau-ti-ful” evenly against a beat. This will help you understand how to create the triplet rhythm. Say it over and over: beau-ti-ful, beau-ti-ful, beau-ti-ful.
Arpeggio Fingering
Use the P-i-m arpeggio pattern to play the triplets in Dark Waves.
Prelude 3 “Dark Waves” | Peter Kun Frary, guitarist-composer
The PDF score is linked at the bottom of this page.
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