Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Minor Arpeggio in Open A Tuning

E Minor Arpeggio in Open A Tuning shows the same e minor arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned E A E A C# E. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: E, G, B
Formula: 1 b3 5
Semitones: 0 3 7
Chord symbols: Em, Emin
Tuning: E A E A C# E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: E2 to E4
24-fret range: E2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to E Minor Arpeggio: string 6 E (1), string 4 E (1), and string 1 E (1). E roots occur on open strings 6, 4, and 1.

String 6E1

String 4E1

String 1E1

First root on each string

String 6Open

String 5Fret 7

String 4Open

String 3Fret 7

String 2Fret 3

String 1Open

Low-string pattern

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

OpenE1

Fret 3Gb3

Fret 7B5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play E Minor Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 0, 3, and 7, 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, 7, 0, 7, 3, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.