Arpeggio · D♯°7 · Guitar
The D♯°7 arpeggio is D♯ – F♯ – A – C — chord tones 1 ♭3 ♭5 ?. D♯°7 is passing chords between diatonic chords, and as a 7♭9 without its root; its sound is symmetrical, restless. Below, every D♯, F♯, A, C on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Guitar · standard tuning
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Play runs the arpeggio up and down one octave in the position starting at fret 6. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from D♯ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D♯ | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | F♯ | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| ♭5 | A | tritone (6 semitones) |
| ? | C | major 6th (9 semitones) |
Goes with: E♭ Diminished (whole–half) (E♭ F G♭ A♭ A B C D). Voicings: D♯°7 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
D♯ – F♯ – A – C. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 ♭5 ?. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
D♯°7 is passing chords between diatonic chords, and as a 7♭9 without its root. Its character is symmetrical, restless.
E♭ Dim. W–H (E♭ F G♭ A♭ A B C D) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root D♯ on the A string at fret 6 and play A-string fret 6, A-string fret 9, D-string fret 7, D-string fret 10, G-string fret 8. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the passing chords between diatonic chords.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Diminished 7th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from D♯