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Superimposing 3-Note Arpeggio Over Seventh Chord

13. Superimposing 3-note arpeggio over an A major 7th chord (a, c#, e, g#)

HS
Arpeggio
1
3
5
j7
b9
9
#9
11
#11
13
New Chord
+0
A maj
A
C#
E
g#
Amaj7
+2
B maj
a
c#
e
g#
B
D#
F#
Amaj13#11
+4
C# min
a
C#
E
G#
Amaj7
+7
E maj
a
c#
E
G#
B
Amaj9
+9
F# min
A
C#
e
g#
F#
Amaj7/6
+11
G# min
a
c#
e
G#
B
D#
Amaj13#11

 

14. Superimposing 3-note arpeggio over an A dominant 7th chord (a, c#, e, g)

HS
Arpeggio
1
3
5
b7
b9
9
#9
11
#11
13
New Chord
+0
A maj
A
C#
E
g
A7
+2
B min
a
c#
e
g
B
D
F#
A13
+2
B maj
a
c#
e
g
B
D#
F#
A13#11
+2
B aug
a
c#
e
G*
B
D#
A9#11
+3
C maj
a
c#
E
G
C
A7#9
+4
C# dim
a
C#
E
G
A7
+5
D maj
A
c#
e
g
D
F#
A7/11/13
+5
D# aug
a
c#
e
G*
B*
D#
A9#11
+7
E dim
a
c#
E
G
Bb
A7b9
+7
E min
a
c#
E
G
B
A9
+9
F# min
A
C#
e
g
F#
A7/6
+10
G dim
a
C#*
e
G
Bb
A7b9
+10
G maj
a
c#
e
G
B
D
A11
+10
G aug
a
c#
e
G
B
D#
A9#11

 

15. Superimposing 3-note arpeggio over an A minor 7th chord (a, c, e, g)

HS
Arpeggio
1
b3
5
b7
j7
b9
9
11
#11
13
New Chord
+0
A min
A
C
E
g
Am7
+2
B min
a
c
e
g
B
D
F#
Am13
+3
C maj
a
C
E
G
Am7
+5
D maj
A
c
e
g
D
F#
Am7/11/13
+7
E dim
a
c
E
G
Bb
Am7b9
+7
E min
a
c
E
G
B
Am9
+9
F# dim
A
C
e
F#
Am7/6
+10
G maj
a
c
e
G
B
D
Am11

 

16. Superimposing 3-note arpeggio over an A minor 7b5 chord (a, c, eb, g)

HS
Arpeggio
1
b3
b5
bb7
b7
b9
9
11
#11
13
New Chord
+0
A dim
A
C
Eb
g
Am7b5
+3
C min
a
C
Eb
G
Am7b5
+6
Eb aug
a
c
Eb
G
B
Am9b5

 

17. Superimposing 3-note arpeggio over an A diminished 7th chord (a, c, eb, gb)

HS
Arpeggio
1
b3
b5
bb7
b7
b9
9
11
#11
13
New Chord
+0
A dim
A
C
Eb
gb
Adim7
+3
C dim
a
C
Eb
Gb
Adim7
+6
Eb dim
A*
c
Eb
Gb
Adim7
+9
Gb dim
A*
C*
eb
Gb
Adim7
 
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HS = Half steps, dom = dominant, maj = major, min = minor, dim = diminished, aug = augmented, lower case letters = chord tones, capitals = arpeggio tones, b3 = minor third, b7 = flat seventh, bb7 = diminished seventh, j7 = major seventh, #11 = sharp eleventh, * = enharmonic shift

Read the tables above as in the following examples:
13. Over a major 7 chord, move up 7 half steps, play a major arpeggio, get a major 9th chord (Amaj9)
14. Over a dominant 7 chord, move up 7 half steps, play a minor arpeggio, get a dominant 9th chord (A9)
15. Over a minor 7 chord, move up 2 half steps, play a minor arpeggio, get a minor 13 chord (Am13)
16. Over a minor 7b5 chord, move up 6 half steps, play an augmented arpeggio, get a minor 9b5 chord (Am9b5)
17. Over a diminished 7 chord, move up 3 half steps, play a diminished arpeggio, get a diminished 7 chord (Adim7)

If you'd like to jam over a static drone, click the chord name in the numbered subtitle. To hear the process of superimposing an arpeggio over a chord, click on the new chord name and a sound file will play. In the video, you can see and hear all the possibilities in a continuous way. To skip playback to a different chord, check the description of the video for the starting point.