Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram
C# Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning
C# Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning shows the same c# augmented major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C G C 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 8 11
- Chord symbols
- C#augMaj7, C#+Maj7
- Tuning
- C G C F A D
- Strings
- 6
- Open pitch range
- C2 to D4
- 24-fret range
- C2 to D6
Open strings and root positions
4 of the 6 open strings belong to C# Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio: string 6 B# (7), string 4 B# (7), string 3 E# (3), and string 2 G## (#5). None of those open-string tones is the C# root, so the root must be fretted on every string.
First root on each string
Low-string pattern
On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 1, 5, and 9, with the C# root at fret 1. On the highest D string, the first C# is at fret 11.
Practice this tuning-specific layout
- Play C# Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 0, 1, 5, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
- Build a phrase that lets B# 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 1, 6, 1, 8, 4, and 11, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.
Fretboard diagram
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