Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

A Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

A Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning shows the same a augmented major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B E A D F# B. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
A, C#, E#, G#
Formula
1 3 #5 7
Semitones
0 4 8 11
Chord symbols
AaugMaj7, A+Maj7
Tuning
B E A D F# B
Strings
6
Open pitch range
B1 to B3
24-fret range
B1 to B5

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 6 open strings belong to A Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio: string 4 A (1). A roots occur on open string 4.

String 4A1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 10
String 5Fret 5
String 4Open
String 3Fret 7
String 2Fret 3
String 1Fret 10

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 6, 9, and 10, with the A root at fret 10. On the highest B string, the first A is at fret 10.

Fret 2C#3
Fret 6E##5
Fret 9G#7
Fret 10A1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play A Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 2, 6, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets A on open string 4 ring, then connect it to the nearest A root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the A root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 10, 5, 0, 7, 3, and 10, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

A Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
A Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing B E A D F# B.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings