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.

String 6B#7
String 4B#7
String 3E#3
String 2G###5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 1
String 5Fret 6
String 4Fret 1
String 3Fret 8
String 2Fret 4
String 1Fret 11

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.

OpenB#7
Fret 1C#1
Fret 5E#3
Fret 9G###5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. 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.
  2. Build a phrase that lets B# 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 1, 6, 1, 8, 4, and 11, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

C# Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning fretboard diagram
C# Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing C G C F A D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings