Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Bb Major 7 Arpeggio in 7-String Standard Tuning

Bb Major 7 Arpeggio in 7-String Standard Tuning shows the same bb major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 7 strings tuned B E A D G B E. The seventh string adds lower chord-tone positions below a six-string layout while keeping the upper strings familiar.

Chord tones
Bb, D, F, A
Formula
1 3 5 7
Semitones
0 4 7 11
Chord symbols
Bbmaj7, BbM7
Tuning
B E A D G B E
Strings
7
Open pitch range
B1 to E4
24-fret range
B1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 7 open strings belong to Bb Major 7 Arpeggio: string 5 A (7) and string 4 D (3). None of those open-string tones is the Bb root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 5A7
String 4D3

First root on each string

String 7Fret 11
String 6Fret 6
String 5Fret 1
String 4Fret 8
String 3Fret 3
String 2Fret 11
String 1Fret 6

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 6, 10, and 11, with the Bb root at fret 11. On the highest E string, the first Bb is at fret 6.

Fret 3D3
Fret 6F5
Fret 10A7
Fret 11Bb1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play Bb Major 7 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 3, 6, 10, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets A on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest Bb root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the Bb root positions on strings 7 through 1 at frets 11, 6, 1, 8, 3, 11, and 6, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

Bb Major 7 Arpeggio in 7-String Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
Bb Major 7 Arpeggio in 7-String Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing B E A D G B E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings