Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C# Major 7 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning

C# Major 7 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning shows the same c# major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C F Bb Eb G C. 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 7 11
Chord symbols
C#maj7, C#M7
Tuning
C F Bb Eb G C
Strings
6
Open pitch range
C2 to C4
24-fret range
C2 to C6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to C# Major 7 Arpeggio: string 6 B# (7), string 5 E# (3), and string 1 B# (7). None of those open-string tones is the C# root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6B#7
String 5E#3
String 1B#7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 1
String 5Fret 8
String 4Fret 3
String 3Fret 10
String 2Fret 6
String 1Fret 1

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 1, 5, and 8, with the C# root at fret 1. On the highest C string, the first C# is at fret 1.

OpenB#7
Fret 1C#1
Fret 5E#3
Fret 8G#5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play C# Major 7 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 0, 1, 5, and 8, 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, 8, 3, 10, 6, and 1, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

C# Major 7 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
C# Major 7 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing C F Bb Eb G C.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings