Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C Major 7 Arpeggio in Open D Tuning

C Major 7 Arpeggio in Open D Tuning shows the same c major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D A D F# A D. 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: D A D F# A D
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: D2 to D4
24-fret range: D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

None of the 6 open strings belongs to C Major 7 Arpeggio. Every arpeggio tone must therefore be fretted, beginning with the first available tone on the low D string.

First root on each string

String 6Fret 10

String 5Fret 3

String 4Fret 10

String 3Fret 6

String 2Fret 3

String 1Fret 10

Low-string pattern

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

Fret 2E3

Fret 5G5

Fret 9B7

Fret 10C1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play C Major 7 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 2, 5, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest C root each time the line changes strings.
Connect the C root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 10, 3, 10, 6, 3, and 10, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.