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Arpeggio Substutions
Substitution Rule Sub Arpeggio Created Sound
Major Sounds: Ex: Play over a Cmaj7
-Play a Minor 7 arpeggio up a Maj 3rd Em7 (III) Cmaj9
(E, G, B, D = 3, 5, 7, 9)
-Play a Minor 7 arpeggio down a Minor 3rd Am7 (VI) C6
(A, C, E, G = 6, 1, 3, 5)
-Play a Minor 7 arpeggio down a Minor 2nd Bm7 Cmaj6/9b5
(B, D, F#, A = 7, 9, b5, 6)
-Play a Minor 7b5 arpeggio up a Flat Fifth Gbm7b5 Cmaj6b5(Gb, A,
C, E = b5, 6, 1, 3)
Minor Sounds: Ex: Play over a Dm7 chord
-Play a Major 7 arpeggio up a Minor 3rd Fmaj7 (IV) Dm9
(F, A, C, E = b3, 5, b7, 9)
-Play a Minor 7 arpeggio up a Fifth Am7 (VI) Dm11
(A, C, E, G = 5, b7, 9, 11)
-Play a Minor 7b5 arpeggio down a Minor 3rd Bm7b5 (VII) Dm6
(B, D, F, A = 6, 1, b3, 5)
-Play a Major 7 arpeggio down a Major 2nd Cmaj7 (I) Dm13
(C, E, G, B = b7, 9, 11, 13)
-Play a Dominant 7 arpeggio up a 4th G7 (V) Dm6 add 11
(G, B, D, F = 11, 6, 1 b3)
-Play a Minor 7 arpeggio up a Major 2nd Em7 (III) Dm13
(E, G, B, D = 9, 11, 13, 1)
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Substitution Rule Sub Arpeggio Created Sound
Minor 7b65 Sounds: Ex: Play over Bm7b5
-Play a Minor arpeggio up a Minor 3rd Dm7 Bm9b5
(D, F, A, C = b3, b5, b7, 9)
-Play a Dominant 7 arpeggio down a Major 3rd G7 Bm13b5
(G, B, D, F = 13, 1, b3, b5)
-Play a Diminished arpeggio on the root Bdim Bm6b5
(B, D, F, Ab = 1, b3, b5, 6)
Dominant Sounds: Ex: Play over G7
-Play a Minor 7b5 arpeggio up a Major 3rd Bm7b5 G9
(B, D, F, A = 3, 5, b7,, 9)
-Play a Minor 7 arpeggio up a Fifth Dm7 G11
(D, F, A, C = 5, b7, 9, 11)
-Play a Major 7 arpeggio down a Major 2nd Fmaj7 G13
(F, A, C, E = b7, 9, 11, 13)
Altered Dominant Sounds: Ex: Play over G7
-Play a Diminished arpeggio up a Minor 2nd Abdim G7b9
(Ab, B, D, F = b9, 3, 5, b7)
-Play an Augmented arpeggio on the Root G aug G7#5
(G, B, D# = 1, 3, #5)
-Play an Augmented arpeggio up a Major 2nd A aug G9b5
(A, Db, F = 9, b5, b7)
-Play a Minor 7 arpeggio on the Root Gm7 G7#9
(G, Bb, D, F = 1, #9, 5, b7)
-Play a Major 7#5 arpeggio up a Minor 6th G7#5 Ebmaj7#5
(D#, G, B, D = #5, 1, 3, 5)
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Substitution Rule Sub Arpeggio Created Sound
Altered Dominant Sounds: Ex: Play over G7
-Play a Minor 7b5 arpeggio down a Major 2nd Fm7b5 G7b9#5
(F, Ab, B, Eb = b7, b9, 3, #5)
-Play a Minor-Major arpeggio up a 4th Cm#7 G11#5
(C, D#, G, G = 11, #5, 1, 3)
-Play a Minor 7b5 arpeggio up a Flat 5th Dbm7b5 G13b5
(Db, E, G, B = b5, 13, 1, 3)
Create Altered Dominant Sounds with Major Arpeggios: Ex: Play
over G7
-Play a Major arpeggio up a Major 6th Emaj G13b9
(E, G#, B = 13, b9, 3)
-Play a Major arpeggio up a Major 2nd Amaj G13b5
(A, C#, E = 9, b5, 13)
-Play a Major arpeggio up a Flat 5th Dbmaj G7b5b9
(Db, F, Ab = b5, b7, b9)
--Play a Major arpeggio up a Minor 3rd Bbmaj G7#9
Bi-Tonal Arpeggios
-G7 arpeggio plus A maj arpeggio = G13b5
(G, B, D, F =1, 3, 5, b7) (A, C#, E =9, b5, 13)
-G7 arpeggio plus E maj arpeggio = G13b9
(G,B, D, F = 1, 3, 5, b7) (E, G#, B = 13, b9, 3)
- G7 arpeggio plus Db maj arpeggio = G7b5b9(G, B, D, F = 1, 3,
5, b7) (Db, F, Ab = b5, b7, b9)
