Arpeggio · E°7 · Guitar
The E°7 arpeggio is E – G – B♭ – D♭ — chord tones 1 ♭3 ♭5 ?. E°7 is passing chords between diatonic chords, and as a 7♭9 without its root; its sound is symmetrical, restless. Below, every E, G, B♭, D♭ 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
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Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 7. 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 E |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | G | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| ♭5 | B♭ | tritone (6 semitones) |
| ? | D♭ | major 6th (9 semitones) |
Goes with: E Diminished (whole–half) (E G♭ G A B♭ C D♭ E♭). Voicings: E°7 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
E – G – B♭ – D♭. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 ♭5 ?. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
E°7 is passing chords between diatonic chords, and as a 7♭9 without its root. Its character is symmetrical, restless.
E Dim. W–H (E G♭ G A B♭ C D♭ E♭) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root E on the A string at fret 7 and play A-string fret 7, A-string fret 10, D-string fret 8, D-string fret 11, G-string fret 9. 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 E