Arpeggio · B♭m△7 · Piano
The B♭m△7 arpeggio is B♭ – D♭ – F – A — chord tones 1 ♭3 5 7. B♭m△7 is a minor tonic with a raised seventh — the melodic-minor tonic; its sound is noir, cinematic. Below, every B♭, D♭, F, A on the two-octave keyboard 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). 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 B♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B♭ | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | D♭ | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| 5 | F | perfect 5th (7 semitones) |
| 7 | A | major 7th (11 semitones) |
Goes with: B♭ Melodic minor (B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A). Voicings: B♭m△7 voicings on piano.
Common questions
B♭ – D♭ – F – A. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 5 7. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
B♭m△7 is a minor tonic with a raised seventh — the melodic-minor tonic. Its character is noir, cinematic.
B♭ Melodic minor (B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Play B♭ – D♭ – F – A ascending from B♭, then descend; then start from each chord tone in turn (inversions) so your hand knows the shape from any note.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on guitar · Minor-major 7th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from B♭