Dominant 7 Apreggios

We have been looking at all the important jazz arpeggios you will need to know over the last few weeks and now it is the turn of the dominant 7 arpeggio. A jazz improviser needs to know the basic arpeggios to allow them to outline the harmony of a chord progression when improvising. You should always try and learn the basic arpeggios major 7, minor 7 dominant 7 and minor 7b5. Once you have learned these basic arpeggios your ability to play over chord changes will improve dramatically. The dominant 7 arpeggio contains four notes and as you would assume it can be used to play over dominant chords. Using arpeggios in your solos is a really important skill that will get you away from simply just running up and down the scales. By using arpeggios in your solos to outline the harmony, you will greatly improve your ability to play over changes convincingly.

The intervals of the dominant 7 arpeggio are

1, 3, 5, b7

As you can see, the dominant 7 arpeggio is built from a major triad and an added minor seventh note.

Below I have listed the dominant 7 arpeggio in all 12 keys. Practicing dominant seventh arpeggios in all 12 keys is essential because you will frequently come across dominant 7 chords in unusual keys.

C Dominant 7 Arpeggio

C E G Bb

Db Dominant 7 Arpeggio

Db F Ab B

D Dominant 7 Arpeggio

D F# A C

Eb Dominant 7 Arpeggio

Eb G Bb Db

E Dominant 7 Arpeggio

E G# B D

F Dominant 7 Arpeggio

F A C Eb

Gb Dominant 7 Arpeggio

Gb Bb Db E

G Dominant 7 Arpeggio

G B D F

Ab Dominant 7 Arpeggio

Ab C Eb Gb

A Dominant 7 Arpeggio

A C# E G

Bb Dominant 7 Arpeggio

Bb D F Ab

B Dominant 7 Arpeggio

B D# F# A

Get to know the sounds of the dominant seven arpeggio and make sure to practice it in all twelve keys.