A Dominant 7 Bass Arpeggio
A7
Major third
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4 notes
·Symbol : 7
Arpeggio Notes
A
R
Db
3
E
5
G
♭7
Solfège : La – Réb – Mi – Sol
Arpeggio Structure
A
2T
Db
T+½
E
T+½
G
About this arpeggio
The dominant 7th arpeggio is the most important arpeggio in blues. Its internal tritone (major third ↔ minor seventh) creates directional tension toward resolution. Found on degree V of any major key and on all three blues degrees I7, IV7, V7.
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