F Major arpeggio in 3 octaves The finger pattern p i m is usually used in ascending triadic arpeggios. It is very quick. The tendency of the thumb to accent serves the phrasing (groups of three). p and i take advantage of the "lay of the strings".		The descending equivalent would be a m i . However the a finger is likely to be slower than i and m, and correspondingly harder to accurately place at fast tempos. Also, m and i lay quite nicely over the appropriate strings. This is an excerpt from "Scales and Arpeggios and How to Play Them - 1998" This book was superceded in August 2003 by the publication of "Guitar Playing and how it works". I will leave these pages on-line as they still contain useful information.
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