E Dominant 7 Guitar Arpeggio

E7 Major third · 4 notes ·Symbol : 7

Arpeggio Notes

E R
Ab 3
B 5
D ♭7

Solfège : Mi – Lab – Si – Ré

Arpeggio Structure

E 2T Ab T+½ B T+½ D

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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