Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning

C Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning shows the same c minor 7 flat 5 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C G C G C E. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: C, Eb, Gb, Bb
Formula: 1 b3 b5 b7
Semitones: 0 3 6 10
Chord symbols: Cm7b5
Tuning: C G C G C E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to E4
24-fret range: C2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to C Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio: string 6 C (1), string 4 C (1), and string 2 C (1). C roots occur on open strings 6, 4, and 2.

String 6C1

String 4C1

String 2C1

First root on each string

String 6Open

String 5Fret 5

String 4Open

String 3Fret 5

String 2Open

String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 6, and 10, with the C root at fret 0. On the highest E string, the first C is at fret 8.

OpenC1

Fret 3Ebb3

Fret 6Gbb5

Fret 10Bbb7

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play C Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 0, 3, 6, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets C 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 0, 5, 0, 5, 0, and 8, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.