F Altered Ukulele Arpeggio
Ukulele arpeggio — fretboard diagram
F Altered Arpeggio — Notes and Intervals
Notes: F, A, Eb, Gb
Intervals: 1P, 3M, 7m, 9m
Formula: 2W-6-WH
Number of notes: 4
Also known as: alt7
The F Altered arpeggio contains 4 notes (F, A, Eb, Gb). Use the interactive fretboard above to explore this arpeggio on Ukulele with different tunings and fret ranges.
When to Use the F Altered Arpeggio
Play the F Altered arpeggio whenever a F Altered chord appears in a progression. Unlike scales (which include passing tones), arpeggios guarantee every note you play IS a chord tone, making your solo sound harmonically precise and intentional.
Arpeggio vs. Scale
The F Altered arpeggio uses 4 notes (F, A, Eb, Gb) while the full scale uses 7. The arpeggio is a subset — think of it as the skeleton of the scale. Practice alternating between the arpeggio and the full scale to develop a melodic vocabulary that mixes chord tones with passing tones.
How to Play F Altered Arpeggio on Ukulele
On ukulele, find F around fret 5 and play through the arpeggio tones (F, A, Eb, Gb). You may need to move beyond a single chord shape to reach all 4 notes. Practice connecting the arpeggio tones smoothly across adjacent fret positions.
The F Altered arpeggio outlines a FAltered chord. Playing these 4 tones (F, A, Eb, Gb) over the matching harmony ensures your melodic lines clearly follow the chord changes.
Practice Routine
Practice the F Altered arpeggio in different octaves, starting low and working up. Then try displacing the octaves — play the root low, the A an octave higher, and continue leaping. This trains your ear to hear the intervals (1P, 3M, 7m, 9m) in any register.
Ukulele Tips
The ukulele's re-entrant tuning creates natural voice leading within the F Altered arpeggio. Experiment with picking patterns that take advantage of the high G string to create unexpected interval leaps within the arpeggio shape.