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Superimposing 3-note arpeggios over triads

9. Superimposing 3-note arpeggios over an A major chord (a, c#, e)

HS
Arpeggio
1
3
5
b7
j7
b9
9
#9
#11
13
New chord
+0
A maj
A
C#
E
A major
+2
B maj
a
c#
e
B
D#
F#
A6/9#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
+4
C# min
a
C#
E
G#
Amaj7
+6
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
+7
E maj
a
c#
E
G#
B
Amaj9
+9
F# min
A
C#
e
F#
A6
+10
G dim
a
C#*
e
G
Bb
A7b9
+10
G aug
a
c#
e
G
B
D#
A9#11
+11
G# min
a
c#
e
G#
B
D#
Amaj13#11

 

10. Superimposing 3-note arpeggios over an A minor chord (a, c, e)

HS
Arpeggio
1
b3
5
b7
j7
b9
9
11
#11
13
New chord
+0
A min
A
C
E
A minor
+2
B min
a
c
e
B
D
F#
Am6/9/11
+3
C maj
a
C
E
G
Am7
+3
C aug
a
C
E
G#
A(maj7)
+5
D maj
A
c
e
D
F#
Am6/11
+7
E dim
a
c
E
G
Bb
Am7b9
+7
E min
a
c
E
G
B
Am9
+7
E maj
a
c
E
G#
B
Am(maj9)
+7
E aug
a
C*
E
G#
Am(maj7)
+9
F# dim
A
C
e
F#
Am6
+10
G maj
a
c
e
G
B
D
Am11
+11
G# aug
a
C*
E*
G#
Am(maj7)

 

11. Superimposing 3-note arpeggios over an A diminished chord (a, c, eb)

HS
Arpeggio
1
b3
b5
bb7
b7
b9
9
11
#11
13
New chord
+0
A dim
A
C
Eb
A diminished
+3
C dim
a
C
Eb
Gb
Adim7
+3
C min
a
C
Eb
G
Am7b5
+6
Eb dim
A*
c
Eb
Gb
Adim7
+6
Eb aug
a
c
Eb
G
B
Am9b5
+9
Gb dim
A*
C*
eb
Gb
Adim7

 

12. Superimposing 3-note arpeggios over an A augmented chord (a, c#, e#)

HS
Arpeggio
1
b3
#5
b7
j7
b9
9
11
#11
13
New chord
+0
A aug
A
C#
E#
A augmented
+4
C# maj
a
C#
E#
G#
Amaj7#5
+4
C# aug
A*
C#
E#
A augmented
+8
E# aug
A*
C#*
E#
A augmented
 
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Reading instructions

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:
09. Over a major chord, move up 4 half steps, play a diminished arpeggio, get a dominant 7th chord (A7)
10. Over a minor chord, move up 3 half steps, play a major arpeggio, get a minor 7th chord (Am7)
11. Over a diminished chord, move up 3 half steps, play a minor arpeggio, get a minor 7b5 chord (Am7b5)
12. Over an augmented chord, move up 4 half steps, play a major arpeggio, get a major 7#5 chord (Amaj7#5)

If you'd like to jam over a static drone, click the chord name in the numbered subtitle. To hear the process of superimposing arpeggios 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 the next chord familiy, check the description of the video for the starting point.

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