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Chapter 7 - Dominant Chords and Arpeggios

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DOMINANT SEVENTH SUSPENDED FOURTH ARPEGGIO

The DOMINANT SEVENTH SUSPENDED FOURTH arpeggio belongs to the dominant arpeggio group. The formula consists of a first, a FOURTH, a fifth and a FLAT SEVENTH degree (1, 4, 5, b7). The diagram below contains all notes of the Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth arpeggio, across the entire major scale. All four degree are of most importance here. The 2nd, 5th, and 6th degree modes, relate to this arpeggio.

This is the entire pattern, for the Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth arpeggio (1, 4, 5, b7).

There are many ways to play a Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth arpeggio. The diagram below contains five examples. These arpeggios are in order, in accordance to root position, up and down the neck of the guitar.

These are five possible examples of a Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth arpeggio.

 

Remember that the first degree in these arpeggio patterns, indicates the name of the arpeggio. If the first degree is on an "F" note, then the arpeggio is an "F" arpeggio. In this case, it is an "F" Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth arpeggio (F7sus4).

 

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