My right hand arpeggios suck

[Count_fuzzball]

Is the cause of the problem that I can't do right hand arpeggios/hold down arpeggio chords, i.e C E G C with my right hand, because it isn't used to doing that sort of stretching?

Do I just need to practise?

My left hand can hold down arpeggio chords and play them quite fast, compared to my right...

And yes, I'm right handed. >.<

[vurt]

yup practise, its just muscle memory.

[Max Headroom]

What fingering are you using? Seems to me it is easier to do CEGC on the left hand because the thumb can reach out to that upper C pretty well. Whereas on the right hand, you have to stretch with your pinky, which is hard for anyone, I'd think.

[Count_fuzzball]

Well, I'm using:

left hand:

C E G C
5 3 2 1

right hand:

C E G C
1 2 3 5

[jancivil]

believe me, it's just a matter of self-torture and will. only be careful you don't hurt yourself with Hanon.

old timers will all tell you, SLOW = FAST.

Get all your moves down slow. Slow. Even. Until it's comfortable, and something the muscles remember almost like second nature. Once they do, fast isn't such a problem.

[red37]

Try inversions of the chords

[Max Headroom]

Well, I'm using:

left hand:

C E G C
5 3 2 1

right hand:

C E G C
1 2 3 5

Yeah, I guess that's the standard. It's the same I'm using anyway, but I'm just beginning. In my meager experience, jancivil is correct: playing evenly is very important. After practicing for a while, you'll get faster naturally.

I find that using a metronome from time to time helps, too. First, I get the feel for the scale or chord without a metronome. Then, once I can finger it without making a mistake, I turn the metronome on a comfortable pace to help me play it evenly. After a while (even a few days), I turn up the speed 10 beats or so. If it is too fast, I go back down to a slower pace. I don't know if this is good advice or not, though. Maybe someone else can weigh in?