B Dominant 7 Guitar Arpeggio

B7 Major third · 4 notes ·Symbol : 7

Arpeggio Notes

B R
Eb 3
Gb 5
A ♭7

Solfège : Si – Mib – Solb – La

Arpeggio Structure

B 2T Eb T+½ Gb T+½ A

About this arpeggio

The dominant 7th arpeggio is the building block of blues guitar. Its internal tritone (third ↔ minor seventh) creates the characteristic blues tension. Used on I7, IV7, and V7 blues degrees, it is practiced via CAGED positions and scale boxes.

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Same arpeggio in other keys