Diagonal Arpeggios 7 dominant seventh
Even though there are 4 arpeggios to remember, in reality there are only two shapes since 1- and 3- derive from the same shape, and so do 2- and 4-: only the starting note changes.
These two patterns that repeat themselves all over the neck are the following:
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Pattern 1
This arpeggio starts from the root and is therefore played on this kind of chord: (in G7 here)
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Pattern 2
This arpeggio starts from the third and is therefore played on this kind of inversed chord: (in Eb7 here)
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Pattern 3
This arpeggio starts from the fifth and is therefore played on this kind of chord with the root on the A string . It can be noticed that it's the same arpeggio shape as for the first example here but shifted up one string: (in C7 here)
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Pattern 4
This arpeggio starts from the seventh and is therefore played on this kind of inversed chord . It can be noticed that it's the same arpeggio shape as for the second example here but shifted up one string: (in A7 here)
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