Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C Major 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

C Major 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning shows the same c 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: C, E, G, B
Formula: 1 3 5 7
Semitones: 0 4 7 11
Chord symbols: Cmaj7, CM7
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

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

String 6B7

String 5E3

String 1B7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 1

String 5Fret 8

String 4Fret 3

String 3Fret 10

String 2Fret 6

String 1Fret 1

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 1, 5, and 8, with the C root at fret 1. On the highest B string, the first C is at fret 1.

OpenB7

Fret 1C1

Fret 5E3

Fret 8G5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play C Major 7 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 0, 1, 5, and 8, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets B on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest C root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the C root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 1, 8, 3, 10, 6, and 1, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.