Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram
C Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning
C Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning shows the same c minor-major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D A D G B E. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.
- Chord tones
- C, Eb, G, B
- Formula
- 1 b3 5 7
- Semitones
- 0 3 7 11
- Chord symbols
- CmMaj7, CmM7
- Tuning
- D A D G B E
- Strings
- 6
- Open pitch range
- D2 to E4
- 24-fret range
- D2 to E6
Open strings and root positions
2 of the 6 open strings belong to C Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio: string 3 G (5) and string 2 B (7). None of those open-string tones is the C root, so the root must be fretted on every string.
String 3G5
String 2B7
First root on each string
String 6Fret 10
String 5Fret 3
String 4Fret 10
String 3Fret 5
String 2Fret 1
String 1Fret 8
Low-string pattern
On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 5, 9, and 10, with the C root at fret 10. On the highest E string, the first C is at fret 8.
Fret 1Ebb3
Fret 5G5
Fret 9B7
Fret 10C1
Practice this tuning-specific layout
- Play C Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 1, 5, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
- Build a phrase that lets G on open string 3 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 10, 3, 10, 5, 1, and 8, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.
Fretboard diagram
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