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Arpeggio Substutions Substitution Rule Major Sounds: Ex: Play over a Cmaj7 Em7 (III) Am7 (VI) Bm7

Gbm7b5 Cmaj9 C6 Cmaj6/9b5 Cmaj6b5 Sub Arpeggio Created Sound

-Play a Minor 7 arpeggio up a Maj 3rd (E, G, B, D = 3, 5, 7, 9) -Play a Minor 7 arpeggio down a Minor 3rd (A, C, E, G = 6, 1, 3, 5) -Play a Minor 7 arpeggio down a Minor 2nd (B, D, F#, A = 7, 9, b5, 6) -Play a Minor 7b5 arpeggio up a Flat Fifth (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 (F, A, C, E = b3, 5, b7, 9) -Play a Minor 7 arpeggio up a Fifth (A, C, E, G = 5, b7, 9, 11) -Play a Minor 7b5 arpeggio down a Minor 3rd (B, D, F, A = 6, 1, b3, 5) -Play a Major 7 arpeggio down a Major 2nd (C, E, G, B = b7, 9, 11, 13) -Play a Dominant 7 arpeggio up a 4th (G, B, D, F = 11, 6, 1 b3) -Play a Minor 7 arpeggio up a Major 2nd (E, G, B, D = 9, 11, 13, 1)

Fmaj7 (IV) Am7 (VI) Bm7b5 (VII) Cmaj7 (I) G7 (V) Em7 (III)

Dm9 Dm11 Dm6 Dm13 Dm6 add 11 Dm13

Arpeggio Substutions Substitution Rule Minor 7b65 Sounds: Ex: Play over Bm7b5 Dm7 G7 Bdim Bm9b5 Bm13b5 Bm6b5 Sub Arpeggio Created Sound

-Play a Minor arpeggio up a Minor 3rd (D, F, A, C = b3, b5, b7, 9) -Play a Dominant 7 arpeggio down a Major 3rd (G, B, D, F = 13, 1, b3, b5) -Play a Diminished arpeggio on the root (B, D, F, Ab = 1, b3, b5, 6) Dominant Sounds: Ex: Play over G7

-Play a Minor 7b5 arpeggio up a Major 3rd (B, D, F, A = 3, 5, b7,, 9) -Play a Minor 7 arpeggio up a Fifth (D, F, A, C = 5, b7, 9, 11) -Play a Major 7 arpeggio down a Major 2nd (F, A, C, E = b7, 9, 11, 13) Altered Dominant Sounds:

Bm7b5 Dm7 Fmaj7

G9 G11 G13

Ex: Play over G7 Abdim G aug A aug Gm7 G7#5 G7b9 G7#5 G9b5 G7#9 Ebmaj7#5

-Play a Diminished arpeggio up a Minor 2nd (Ab, B, D, F = b9, 3, 5, b7) -Play an Augmented arpeggio on the Root (G, B, D# = 1, 3, #5) -Play an Augmented arpeggio up a Major 2nd (A, Db, F = 9, b5, b7) -Play a Minor 7 arpeggio on the Root (G, Bb, D, F = 1, #9, 5, b7) -Play a Major 7#5 arpeggio up a Minor 6th (D#, G, B, D = #5, 1, 3, 5)

Arpeggio Substutions Substitution Rule Altered Dominant Sounds: Sub Arpeggio Ex: Play over G7 Fm7b5 Cm#7 Dbm7b5 G7b9#5 G11#5 G13b5 Created Sound

-Play a Minor 7b5 arpeggio down a Major 2nd (F, Ab, B, Eb = b7, b9, 3, #5) -Play a Minor-Major arpeggio up a 4th (C, D#, G, G = 11, #5, 1, 3) -Play a Minor 7b5 arpeggio up a Flat 5th (Db, E, G, B = b5, 13, 1, 3)

Create Altered Dominant Sounds with Major Arpeggios: -Play a Major arpeggio up a Major 6th (E, G#, B = 13, b9, 3) -Play a Major arpeggio up a Major 2nd (A, C#, E = 9, b5, 13) -Play a Major arpeggio up a Flat 5th (Db, F, Ab = b5, b7, b9) --Play a Major arpeggio up a Minor 3rd Bi-Tonal Arpeggios -G7 arpeggio (G, B, D, F =1, 3, 5, b7) -G7 arpeggio (G,B, D, F = 1, 3, 5, b7) - G7 arpeggio (G, B, D, F = 1, 3, 5, b7) plus plus plus A maj arpeggio (A, C#, E =9, b5, 13) E maj arpeggio (E, G#, B = 13, b9, 3) Emaj Amaj Dbmaj Bbmaj

Ex: Play over G7 G13b9 G13b5 G7b5b9 G7#9

= = =

G13b5 G13b9 G7b5b9

Db maj arpeggio (Db, F, Ab = b5, b7, b9)

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