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Superimposing 4-Note Arpeggio Over Seventh Chord

4. Superimposing 4-note arpeggio over an A major 7th chord (a, c#, e, g#)

HS
Arpeggio
1
3
5
b7
j7
b9
9
11
#11
13
New Chord
+0
A maj 7
A
C#
E
G#
Amaj7
+4
C# min 7
a
C#
E
G#
B
Amaj9
+7
E maj 7
a
c#
E
G#
B
D#
Amaj9#11
+9
F# min 7
A
C#
E
g#
F#
Amaj7/6
+11
G# min 7
a
c#
e
G#
B
D#
F#
Amaj13#11

 

5. Superimposing 4-note arpeggio over an A dominant 7th chord (a, c#, e, g)

HS
Arpeggio
1
3
5
b7
j7
b9
9
11
#11
13
New Chord
+0
A dom 7
A
C#
E
G
A7
+1
Bb dim 7
a
C#*
E*
G*
Bb
A7b9
+2
B dom 7
A
c#
e
g
B
D#
F#
A13#11
+4
C# dim 7
a
C#
E
G
Bb
A7b9
+4
C# min 7b5
a
C#
E
G
B
A9
+5
D maj 7
A
C#
e
g
D
F#
A7/11/13
+7
E dim 7
a
C#*
E
G
Bb
A7b9
+9
F# min 7
A
C#
E
g
F#
A7/6
+10
G dim 7
a
C#*
E*
G
Bb
A7b9

 

6. Superimposing 4-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 7
A
C
E
G
Am7
+2
B min 7
A
c
e
g
B
D
F#
Am13
+3
C maj 7
a
C
E
G
B
Am9
+5
D dom 7
A
C
e
g
D
F#
Am7/11/13
+7
E min 7
a
c
E
G
B
D
Am11
+9
F# min 7b5
A
C
E
g
F#
Am7/6
+10
G maj 7
a
c
e
G
B
D
F#
Am13

 

7. Superimposing 4-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 min 7b5
A
C
Eb
G
Am7b5

 

8. Superimposing 4-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 dim7
A
C
Eb
Gb
Adim7
+3
C dim7
A*
C
Eb
Gb
Adim7
+6
Eb dim7
A*
C*
Eb
Gb
Adim7
+9
Gb dim7
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:
4. Over a major 7 chord, move up 4 half steps, play a minor 7th arpeggio, get a major 9 chord (Amaj9)
5. Over a dominant 7 chord, move up 4 half steps, play a minor 7th b5 arpeggio, get a dominant 9 chord (A9)
6. Over a minor 7 chord, move up 3 half steps, play a major 7th arpeggio, get a minor 9th chord (Am9)
7. Over a minor 7b5 chord, keep the same root, play a minor 7th b5 arpeggio, get a minor 7b5 chord (Am7b5)
8. Over a diminished 7 chord, move up 3 half steps, play a diminished 7th 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.