Listen to a Dm7 arpeggio played at the 5th fret.

The Dm7 (D minor 7) arpeggio contains the notes D, F, A, and C. Listen to a Dm7 chord while you play the arpeggio and you will see (actually you will hear) that the arpeggio sounds very "in tune" with the chord. Experiment with playing the notes "out of order" to create melodies. 


Dm7 Arpeggio Patterns

Dm7 Arpeggio

Make "note" (sorry, couldn't resist) of the fact that, even though they are fingered differently, the two patterns above sound identical. Also, keep in mind that the notes, played in ascending order, are D, F, A, and C. D is the root, or first, of the arpeggio, F is the flat third, A is the 5th, and C is the flat seventh. You may now answer the following questions: 1) Why is the F a b3 (read flat third) relative to the D; 2) Why is the C considered a b7 (read flat 7th)?; 3) Do penguins fly south for the winter?


 
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