Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram
B Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning
B Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning shows the same b 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
- B, D#, F#, A#
- Formula
- 1 3 5 7
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 11
- Chord symbols
- Bmaj7, BM7
- Tuning
- C# G# C# F# A# D#
- Strings
- 6
- Open pitch range
- C#2 to D#4
- 24-fret range
- C#2 to D#6
Open strings and root positions
3 of the 6 open strings belong to B Major 7 Arpeggio: string 3 F# (5), string 2 A# (7), and string 1 D# (3). None of those open-string tones is the B root, so the root must be fretted on every string.
String 3F#5
String 2A#7
String 1D#3
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 B root at fret 10. On the highest D# string, the first B is at fret 8.
Fret 2D#3
Fret 5F#5
Fret 9A#7
Fret 10B1
Practice this tuning-specific layout
- Play B 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 B root and two other arpeggio tones.
- Connect the B 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.
Fretboard diagram
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Same arpeggio in other tunings
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