Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning

E Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning shows the same e minor-major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C# G# C# F# A# D#. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
E, G, B, D#
Formula
1 b3 5 7
Semitones
0 3 7 11
Chord symbols
EmMaj7, EmM7
Tuning
C# G# C# F# A# D#
Strings
6
Open pitch range
C#2 to D#4
24-fret range
C#2 to D#6

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 6 open strings belong to E Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio: string 1 D# (7). None of those open-string tones is the E root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 1D#7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 3
String 5Fret 8
String 4Fret 3
String 3Fret 10
String 2Fret 6
String 1Fret 1

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C# string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 3, 6, and 10, with the E root at fret 3. On the highest D# string, the first E is at fret 1.

Fret 2D#7
Fret 3E1
Fret 6Gb3
Fret 10B5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play E Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio on the low C# string at frets 2, 3, 6, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets D# on open string 1 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 3, 8, 3, 10, 6, and 1, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

E Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning fretboard diagram
E Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing C# G# C# F# A# D#.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings