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Tabs for arpeggios

As we have seen in Chord decomposition for arpeggios, a chord can be broken down in several ways. For example, by changing the bass or inverting it.

Here are some positions for practicing arpeggios on 4 strings. The bass is shown in bold.

C major
Db major
D major
Eb major
E major
F major
F# major
G major
Ab major
A major
Bb major
B major

A dim7 chord is symmetrical: its four notes are a minor third apart, so each position serves four chords with different names and the right name depends on the harmonic context. In this tab we name each position by its bass.

Dim7 C · Eb · Gb · A