Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning

Eb Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning shows the same eb augmented major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 8 strings tuned E B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the arpeggio into the lower register for wider-range chord tones and riff shapes.

Chord tones
Eb, G, B, D
Formula
1 3 #5 7
Semitones
0 4 8 11
Chord symbols
EbaugMaj7, Eb+Maj7
Tuning
E B E A D G B E
Strings
8
Open pitch range
E1 to E4
24-fret range
E1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

4 of the 8 open strings belong to Eb Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio: string 7 B (#5), string 4 D (7), string 3 G (3), and string 2 B (#5). None of those open-string tones is the Eb root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 7B#5
String 4D7
String 3G3
String 2B#5

First root on each string

String 8Fret 11
String 7Fret 4
String 6Fret 11
String 5Fret 6
String 4Fret 1
String 3Fret 8
String 2Fret 4
String 1Fret 11

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 7, 10, and 11, with the Eb root at fret 11. On the highest E string, the first Eb is at fret 11.

Fret 3G3
Fret 7B#5
Fret 10D7
Fret 11Eb1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play Eb Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 3, 7, 10, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets B on open string 7 ring, then connect it to the nearest Eb root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the Eb root positions on strings 8 through 1 at frets 11, 4, 11, 6, 1, 8, 4, and 11, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

Eb Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning fretboard diagram
Eb Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing E B E A D G B E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings