Arpeggios
Dec 2025
Arpeggios
Applied Arpeggios: Minor Chords Part 1
Build different arpeggios on top of a **minor chord drone** for varied sounds
Key Takeaways
- Build different arpeggios on top of a minor chord drone for varied sounds
- D minor 7 arpeggio = D, F, A, C
- F major 7 arpeggio over D minor = a different color (built from the b3)
- The F major 7 creates a Dm9 sound without playing the full chord
Transcription
Welcome to Applied Arpeggios. I'm going to give you an overview of various sounds we can use on top of a minor chord.
We're doing everything based around D minor, with a low D drone going in the background. We'll start with the D minor 7 arpeggio and then build up arpeggios on top of that.
The first example is to play an F major 7 on top of D minor 7. Let's hear the D minor 7 arpeggio. Now let's hear the F major 7. Slightly different sound.
What we're doing is building a major 7 chord from the flat 3rd in the minor chord. We have D, F, A, C, and we're taking that F and using it to build an F major 7: F, A, C, E.
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