C Dominant 7 Guitar Arpeggio

C7 Major third · 4 notes ·Symbol : 7

Arpeggio Notes

C R
E 3
G 5
Bb ♭7

Solfège : Do – Mi – Sol – Sib

Arpeggio Structure

C 2T E T+½ G T+½ Bb

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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