Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning

C Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same c minor-major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. 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
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Strings
6
Open pitch range
Eb2 to Eb4
24-fret range
Eb2 to Eb6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to C Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio: string 6 Eb (b3) and string 1 Eb (b3). None of those open-string tones is the C root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6Ebb3
String 1Ebb3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 9
String 5Fret 4
String 4Fret 11
String 3Fret 6
String 2Fret 2
String 1Fret 9

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 4, 8, and 9, with the C root at fret 9. On the highest Eb string, the first C is at fret 9.

OpenEbb3
Fret 4G5
Fret 8B7
Fret 9C1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play C Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio on the low Eb string at frets 0, 4, 8, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets Eb on open string 6 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 9, 4, 11, 6, 2, and 9, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

C Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
C Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings