In jazz music, we have major 7, minor 7, dominant 7 and half diminished. These 4 arpeggio shapes cover most songs. This is because if we take the key of C and do a scale of chords, starting with C major 7, next D minor 7, E minor 7, F major 7, G dominant 7, A minor 7 and finally B half diminished. If we were on the piano, all of these chords in the key of C comprise white notes, and the intervals are universally spaced 1, 3, 5, 7. When you start on B you get the half diminished shape, also known as B minor flat 5. Not quite the same as what you are saying in this video. Obviously the arpeggios will vary again for different keys. I don't know of anything called a major arpeggio, because it has 4 notes and is thus a major 7 arpeggio, though there is a major triad with just 3 notes.
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In jazz music, we have major 7, minor 7, dominant 7 and half diminished.
These 4 arpeggio shapes cover most songs.
This is because if we take the key of C and do a scale of chords, starting with C major 7, next D minor 7, E minor 7, F major 7, G dominant 7, A minor 7 and finally B half diminished.
If we were on the piano, all of these chords in the key of C comprise white notes, and the intervals are universally spaced 1, 3, 5, 7.
When you start on B you get the half diminished shape, also known as B minor flat 5.
Not quite the same as what you are saying in this video.
Obviously the arpeggios will vary again for different keys.
I don't know of anything called a major arpeggio, because it has 4 notes and is thus a major 7 arpeggio, though there is a major triad with just 3 notes.
I am slowly figuring this out and appreciate your clarification here...