Major 7th, Minor 7th and Dominant 7th Arpeggios
You will find the fingerings for Major 7th, Minor 7th and Dominant 7th arpeggios on the following
pages. I would recommend learning each arpeggio separately by moving them cycle 5 on each string set. This
is the same process used in learning the chords contained in this method. Arpeggios are commonly started on
the Low E, A, D and G string. This gives you many possibilities which makes learning arpeggios on the guitar
an extended process. Look at this as a long process that will take a considerable amount of time. The payoff is
you gain a serious knowledge of the guitar fret board and you learn an important ingredient of the jazz sound.
You will find a complete arpeggio study in the book “Mastering Arpeggios on the Guitar”.
Arpeggio Forms Starting on E String
There are many ways to form and finger the arpeggios for the three chord types. Below is the 2 or
3 note practical fingerings used by most guitarist when using 3 adjacent strings within 5 fret span.
3 Practical fingerings for a C Major 7th Chord
Form A Form B Form C
G 1 8 C 1
E 2 B 1
E 2 8 C 1 G 2
8 C 3 B 3
B 4 G 4 E 4
3 Practical fingerings for a C Minor 7th Chord
Form A Form B Form C
G 1 Eb 1 8 C 1 Bb 1
E b
2
8 C 2 Bb 2 G 3
8 C 3 B b
4 E b
4
G 4
3 Practical fingerings for a C Dominant 7th Chord
Form A Form B Form C
G 1 8 C 1 Bb 1
E 1
E 2 8 C 2 Bb 2 G 2
8 C 3 Bb 4
G 4 E 4
1
Arpeggio Forms Starting on A String
There are many ways to form and finger the arpeggios for the three chord types. Below is the 2 or
3 practical fingerings used by most guitarist when using 3 adjacent strings within 5 fret span.
3 Practical fingerings for a C Major 7th Chord
Form A Form B Form C
G 1 3 C 1
E 2 B 1
E 2 3 C 1 G 2
15 C 3 B 3
B 4 G 4 E 4
3 Practical fingerings for a C Minor 7th Chord
Form A Form B Form C
G 1 Eb 1 3 C 1 Bb 1
E b
2
3 C 2 Bb 2 G 3
15 C 3 B b
4 E b
4
G 4
3 Practical fingerings for a C Dominant 7th Chord
Form A Form B Form C
G 1 3 C 1 Bb 1
E 1
E 2 3 C 2 Bb 2 G 2
15 C 3 Bb 4
G 4 E 4
1
Arpeggio Forms Starting on D String
There are many ways to form and finger the arpeggios for the three chord types. Below is the 2 or
3 practical fingerings used by most guitarist when using 3 adjacent strings within 5 fret span.
3 Practical fingerings for a C Major 7th Chord
Form A Form B Form C
G 1 10 C 1
E 2 E 2 2 3
10 C 3 10 C 1 G B
3 4
B 4 G B E 4
3 Practical fingerings for a C Minor 7th Chord
Form A Form B Form C
Eb 1 10 1
1 1 C
Bb 2
b G
E
10 C 2 G 3
10 C 3 Bb 3 E b
4
b
B 4 G 4
3 Practical fingerings for a C Dominant 7th Chord
Form A Form B Form C
10 C 1
G 1 E 1 Bb 2
E 2 10 C 2 G 3
10 C 3 Bb 3
B b
4 G 4 E 4
1
Arpeggio Forms Starting on G String
There are many ways to form and finger the arpeggios for the three chord types. Below are the 2 or
3 practical fingerings used by most guitarist when using 3 adjacent strings within 5 fret span.
3 Practical fingerings for a C Major 7th Chord
Form A Form B Form C
G 1 5 1 C
5 1C E 1
5 2 C E 3 2 B
B 3 3 G
B 4 4 G 4 E
3 Practical fingerings for a C Minor 7th Chord
Form A Form B Form C
Eb 1 5 1 C
1 G 5 C 2 Bb 2
2 Eb Bb 3
5 3 C 3 Eb G 4
B b
4 G 4
3 Practical fingerings for a C Dominant 7th Chord
Form A Form B Form C
5 C 1
G 1 5 1 C E 1 Bb 2
B b
2
5 2 C E 3 G 3
Bb
4 G 4 E 4
