Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Major 7 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning

E Major 7 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning shows the same e major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned E B E G# B E. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: E, G#, B, D#
Formula: 1 3 5 7
Semitones: 0 4 7 11
Chord symbols: Emaj7, EM7
Tuning: E B E G# B E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: E2 to E4
24-fret range: E2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

6 of the 6 open strings belong to E Major 7 Arpeggio: string 6 E (1), string 5 B (5), string 4 E (1), string 3 G# (3), string 2 B (5), and string 1 E (1). E roots occur on open strings 6, 4, and 1.

String 6E1

String 5B5

String 4E1

String 3G#3

String 2B5

String 1E1

First root on each string

String 6Open

String 5Fret 5

String 4Open

String 3Fret 8

String 2Fret 5

String 1Open

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 4, 7, and 11, with the E root at fret 0. On the highest E string, the first E is at fret 0.

OpenE1

Fret 4G#3

Fret 7B5

Fret 11D#7

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play E Major 7 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 0, 4, 7, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets E on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest E root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the E root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 0, 5, 0, 8, 5, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.