Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

A Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

A Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning shows the same a minor-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 b3 5 7
Semitones
0 3 7 11
Chord symbols
AmMaj7, AmM7
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

2 of the 6 open strings belong to A Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio: string 5 E (5) and string 4 A (1). A roots occur on open string 4.

String 5E5
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 1, 5, 9, and 10, with the A root at fret 10. On the highest B string, the first A is at fret 10.

Fret 1Cb3
Fret 5E5
Fret 9G#7
Fret 10A1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play A Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 1, 5, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets E on open string 5 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 Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
A Minor-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