FREE ONILNE LESSONS (Right Hand Fill-Ins)

Every fill in pattern uses a group of notes. For instance in a basic arpeggio fill in pattern, the set of notes are none other than the chord notes itself. To spice things up, you can include the 9th note (or the 2nd note). Hence, you have these available group of notes: 1 ^st , 2 ^nd *, 3 ^rd & 5 ^th for a fill in pattern.

C chord = C (1 ^st ) D (2 ^nd ) E (3 ^rd ) G (5 ^th )

Using the 1 ^st ,2 ^nd *, 3 ^rd & 5 ^th is normally the safest, in the sense that it works literally on every chord. However,of course there are many possibilities to other groups of notes use in a fill in situation, apart from using 1 ^st , 2 ^nd *,3 ^rd & 5 ^th .

Experiment with other groups of notes that you can come up with. Realise that not every formulas or groups of notes works for every chord or situations. It depends on many factors. Nevertheless, use your ears to judge!