Dominant 7th Arpeggio (Right Hand)

G-B-D-F-G. The four-note chord that pulls every song back home to C.

Level:
5 of 6
Hands:
Right hand
Key:
G7
Notes:
9
Range:
G4 to G5
One run:
about 8 seconds at 80 bpm

The notes, in order

9 notes, one at a time.

  1. G4
  2. B4
  3. D5
  4. F5
  5. G5
  6. F5
  7. D5
  8. B4
  9. G4

How to practise it

  1. Fingering going up: 1-2-3-4-5
  2. The F is what makes the chord restless
  3. Finish with a C chord to hear the resolution

How to play it here

Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 9 notes.

What it trains

  • arpeggio
  • chords
  • sevenths

More arpeggios & chords

Broken and blocked chords: the same shapes your left hand will spend most of its life playing.

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