D Dominant 7 Guitar Arpeggio

D7 Major third · 4 notes ·Symbol : 7

Arpeggio Notes

D R
Gb 3
A 5
C ♭7

Solfège : Ré – Solb – La – Do

Arpeggio Structure

D 2T Gb T+½ A T+½ C

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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