Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Major Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning

Eb Major Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning shows the same eb major 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: Eb, G, Bb
Formula: 1 3 5
Semitones: 0 4 7
Chord symbols: Ebmaj, EbM
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 Eb Major Arpeggio: string 4 Bb (5), string 3 Eb (1), and string 2 G (3). Eb roots occur on open string 3.

String 4Bb5

String 3Eb1

String 2G3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 10

String 4Fret 5

String 3Open

String 2Fret 8

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

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

Fret 3Eb1

Fret 7G3

Fret 10Bb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Eb Major Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 3, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Bb on open string 4 ring, then connect it to the nearest Eb root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the Eb root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 3, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.