Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C# Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning

C# Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning shows the same c# minor 7 flat 5 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B F# B E G# C#. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: C#, E, G, B
Formula: 1 b3 b5 b7
Semitones: 0 3 6 10
Chord symbols: C#m7b5
Tuning: B F# B E G# C#
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: B1 to C#4
24-fret range: B1 to C#6

Open strings and root positions

4 of the 6 open strings belong to C# Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio: string 6 B (b7), string 4 B (b7), string 3 E (b3), and string 1 C# (1). C# roots occur on open string 1.

String 6Bb7

String 4Bb7

String 3Eb3

String 1C#1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 2

String 5Fret 7

String 4Fret 2

String 3Fret 9

String 2Fret 5

String 1Open

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 2, 5, and 8, with the C# root at fret 2. On the highest C# string, the first C# is at fret 0.

OpenBb7

Fret 2C#1

Fret 5Eb3

Fret 8Gb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play C# Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 0, 2, 5, and 8, 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 2, 7, 2, 9, 5, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.