Arpeggio · D°7 · Guitar
The D°7 arpeggio is D – F – A♭ – B — chord tones 1 ♭3 ♭5 ?. D°7 is passing chords between diatonic chords, and as a 7♭9 without its root; its sound is symmetrical, restless. Below, every D, F, A♭, 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 5. 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 D |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | F | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| ♭5 | A♭ | tritone (6 semitones) |
| ? | B | major 6th (9 semitones) |
Goes with: D Diminished (whole–half) (D E F G A♭ B♭ B D♭). Voicings: D°7 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
D – F – A♭ – B. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 ♭5 ?. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
D°7 is passing chords between diatonic chords, and as a 7♭9 without its root. Its character is symmetrical, restless.
D Dim. W–H (D E F G A♭ B♭ B D♭) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root D on the A string at fret 5 and play A-string fret 5, A-string fret 8, D-string fret 6, D-string fret 9, G-string fret 7. 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 D