Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

D Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning

D Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning shows the same d minor-major 7 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
D, F, A, C#
Formula
1 b3 5 7
Semitones
0 3 7 11
Chord symbols
DmMaj7, DmM7
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

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

String 1C#7

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 3, 6, and 10, with the D root at fret 3. On the highest C# string, the first D is at fret 1.

Fret 2C#7
Fret 3D1
Fret 6Fb3
Fret 10A5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play D Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 2, 3, 6, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets C# on open string 1 ring, then connect it to the nearest D root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the D root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 3, 8, 3, 10, 6, and 1, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

D Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning fretboard diagram
D Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing B F# B E G# C#.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings