Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C Minor 7 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning

C Minor 7 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning shows the same c minor 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D G C F A D. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
C, Eb, G, Bb
Formula
1 b3 5 b7
Semitones
0 3 7 10
Chord symbols
Cm7, Cmin7
Tuning
D G C F A D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
D2 to D4
24-fret range
D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

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

String 5G5
String 4C1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 10
String 5Fret 5
String 4Open
String 3Fret 7
String 2Fret 3
String 1Fret 10

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 5, 8, and 10, with the C root at fret 10. On the highest D string, the first C is at fret 10.

Fret 1Ebb3
Fret 5G5
Fret 8Bbb7
Fret 10C1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

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

Fretboard diagram

C Minor 7 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
C Minor 7 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D G C F A D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings