G Dominant 7th Arpeggio

GBDF

Whole neck Left-handed

Tab & notation

Up and back down · 8 notes in 8th notes · 1 bar of 4/4 Bass clef

Note

Deg

Fing

♭7

Intervals between chord tones

G1Root

B3Major 3rd

D5Perfect 5th

F♭7Minor 7th

G8Octave

A major triad plus a ♭7. Restless and bluesy; it wants to resolve to the chord a 4th above.

Also called: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7
Use it over: V7 chords, blues and funk.
Practice tip: Set the key cycle to 4ths. Each new root is where the last dominant chord wanted to go.
Your best: Complete a loop to log a tempo for this pattern.

One-bar count-in

Speed builder

Add BPM every loops, up to BPM

Move through keys

every loops

Cycling 4ths is how jazz players drill a shape in all twelve keys.

Memory mode: hide the tab and fingering after the first loop Small speakers: play the bass an octave higher

Bass Click Drone Chords Drums

A major triad plus a ♭7. Restless and bluesy; it wants to resolve to the chord a 4th above. Also called: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7.

Formula: 1 3 5 ♭7. Interval steps: M3 m3 m3 M2. Use it over: V7 chords, blues and funk.

Printable chart of all 12 keys: PDF · print page · every pattern in one PDF

Key	E string	A string	B string (5-string)
C	8	3	1
G	3	10	8
D	10	5	3
A	5	0	10
E	0	7	5
B	7	2	0
F♯	2	9	7
D♭	9	4	2
A♭	4	11	9
E♭	11	6	4
B♭	6	1	11
F	1	8	6

Set the key cycle to 4ths. Each new root is where the last dominant chord wanted to go.