Arpeggio · G°7 · Guitar
The G°7 arpeggio is G – B♭ – D♭ – E — chord tones 1 ♭3 ♭5 ?. G°7 is passing chords between diatonic chords, and as a 7♭9 without its root; its sound is symmetrical, restless. Below, every G, B♭, D♭, E 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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Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 3. 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 G |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | B♭ | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| ♭5 | D♭ | tritone (6 semitones) |
| ? | E | major 6th (9 semitones) |
Goes with: G Diminished (whole–half) (G A B♭ C D♭ E♭ E G♭). Voicings: G°7 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
G – B♭ – D♭ – E. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 ♭5 ?. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
G°7 is passing chords between diatonic chords, and as a 7♭9 without its root. Its character is symmetrical, restless.
G Dim. W–H (G A B♭ C D♭ E♭ E G♭) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root G on the low E string at fret 3 and play E-string fret 3, E-string fret 6, A-string fret 4, A-string fret 7, D-string fret 5. 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 G