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Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Major Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

E Major Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning shows the same e major arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B E A D F# B. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
E, G#, B
Formula
1 3 5
Semitones
0 4 7
Chord symbols
Emaj, EM
Tuning
B E A D F# B
Strings
6
Open pitch range
B1 to B3
24-fret range
B1 to B5

Open strings and root positions

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

String 6B5
String 5E1
String 1B5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 5
String 5Open
String 4Fret 7
String 3Fret 2
String 2Fret 10
String 1Fret 5

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 5, and 9, with the E root at fret 5. On the highest B string, the first E is at fret 5.

OpenB5
Fret 5E1
Fret 9G#3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play E Major Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 0, 5, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets B on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest E root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the E root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 5, 0, 7, 2, 10, and 5, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

E Major Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
E Major Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing B E A D F# B.

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Reference pages

E Major Guitar ArpeggioMain arpeggio referenceB Standard TuningTuning notes and range
E Major 7 Guitar ArpeggioB Standard TuningE Dominant 7 Guitar ArpeggioB Standard TuningE Major Add9 Guitar ArpeggioB Standard TuningE Augmented Guitar ArpeggioB Standard Tuning
E Major (Ionian) Guitar ScaleB Standard TuningE Major Pentatonic Guitar ScaleB Standard TuningE Mixolydian Guitar ScaleB Standard Tuning

Same arpeggio in other tunings

E Flat Standard TuningEb Ab Db Gb Bb EbD Standard TuningD G C F A DC Standard TuningC F Bb Eb G CDrop D TuningD A D G B EDrop C# TuningC# G# C# F# A# D#Drop C TuningC G C F A DDrop B TuningB F# B E G# C#DADGAD TuningD A D G A DOpen E TuningE B E G# B EOpen D TuningD A D F# A DOpen G TuningD G D G B DOpen C TuningC G C G C EOpen A TuningE A E A C# E7-String Standard TuningB E A D G B E7-String Drop A TuningA E A D G B E7-String Drop G TuningG D G C F A D8-String Standard TuningF# B E A D G B E8-String Drop E TuningE B E A D G B E