Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Minor 7 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning

E Minor 7 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning shows the same e minor 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: E, G, B, D
Formula: 1 b3 5 b7
Semitones: 0 3 7 10
Chord symbols: Em7, Emin7
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

7 of the 8 open strings belong to E Minor 7 Arpeggio: string 8 E (1), string 7 B (5), string 6 E (1), string 4 D (b7), string 3 G (b3), string 2 B (5), and string 1 E (1). E roots occur on open strings 8, 6, and 1.

String 8E1

String 7B5

String 6E1

String 4Db7

String 3Gb3

String 2B5

String 1E1

First root on each string

String 8Open

String 7Fret 5

String 6Open

String 5Fret 7

String 4Fret 2

String 3Fret 9

String 2Fret 5

String 1Open

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 7, and 10, with the E root at fret 0. On the highest E string, the first E is at fret 0.

OpenE1

Fret 3Gb3

Fret 7B5

Fret 10Db7

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play E Minor 7 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 0, 3, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets E on open string 8 ring, then connect it to the nearest E root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the E root positions on strings 8 through 1 at frets 0, 5, 0, 7, 2, 9, 5, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.