Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Bb Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning

Bb Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning shows the same bb major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C G C F A D. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: Bb, D, F, A
Formula: 1 3 5 7
Semitones: 0 4 7 11
Chord symbols: Bbmaj7, BbM7
Tuning: C G C F A D
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to D4
24-fret range: C2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to Bb Major 7 Arpeggio: string 3 F (5), string 2 A (7), and string 1 D (3). None of those open-string tones is the Bb root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 3F5

String 2A7

String 1D3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 10

String 5Fret 3

String 4Fret 10

String 3Fret 5

String 2Fret 1

String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 5, 9, and 10, with the Bb root at fret 10. On the highest D string, the first Bb is at fret 8.

Fret 2D3

Fret 5F5

Fret 9A7

Fret 10Bb1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Bb Major 7 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 2, 5, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets F on open string 3 ring, then connect it to the nearest Bb root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the Bb root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 10, 3, 10, 5, 1, and 8, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.