Arpeggio · C♯°7 · Guitar
The C♯°7 arpeggio is C♯ – E – G – B♭ — chord tones 1 ♭3 ♭5 ?. C♯°7 is passing chords between diatonic chords, and as a 7♭9 without its root; its sound is symmetrical, restless. Below, every C♯, E, G, B♭ on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Guitar · standard tuning
Piano
Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 4. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from C♯ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C♯ | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | E | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| ♭5 | G | tritone (6 semitones) |
| ? | B♭ | major 6th (9 semitones) |
Goes with: C♯ Diminished (whole–half) (C♯ D♯ E F♯ G A A♯ C). Voicings: C♯°7 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
C♯ – E – G – B♭. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 ♭5 ?. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
C♯°7 is passing chords between diatonic chords, and as a 7♭9 without its root. Its character is symmetrical, restless.
C♯ Dim. W–H (C♯ D♯ E F♯ G A A♯ C) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root C♯ on the A string at fret 4 and play A-string fret 4, A-string fret 7, D-string fret 5, D-string fret 8, G-string fret 6. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the passing chords between diatonic chords.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Diminished 7th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from C♯