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.
- G4
- B4
- D5
- F5
- G5
- F5
- D5
- B4
- G4
How to practise it
- Fingering going up: 1-2-3-4-5
- The F is what makes the chord restless
- 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.
- Minor Chord Progression (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Broken Triads Up the Scale (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Alberti Bass (Left Hand) (level 5)
- Bass and Chords (Both Hands) (level 5)
- G Major Arpeggio (Right Hand) (level 4)
- F Major Arpeggio (Right Hand) (level 4)