Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Minor 7 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning

B Minor 7 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same b minor 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
B, D, F#, A
Formula
1 b3 5 b7
Semitones
0 3 7 10
Chord symbols
Bm7, Bmin7
Tuning
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Strings
6
Open pitch range
Eb2 to Eb4
24-fret range
Eb2 to Eb6

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 6 open strings belong to B Minor 7 Arpeggio: string 3 F# (5). None of those open-string tones is the B root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 3F#5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 8
String 5Fret 3
String 4Fret 10
String 3Fret 5
String 2Fret 1
String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 6, 8, and 11, with the B root at fret 8. On the highest Eb string, the first B is at fret 8.

Fret 3F#5
Fret 6Ab7
Fret 8B1
Fret 11Db3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

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

Fretboard diagram

B Minor 7 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
B Minor 7 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings