Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning

F Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning shows the same f augmented 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
F, A, C#, E
Formula
1 3 #5 7
Semitones
0 4 8 11
Chord symbols
FaugMaj7, F+Maj7
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

2 of the 6 open strings belong to F Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio: string 6 C# (#5) and string 4 C# (#5). None of those open-string tones is the F root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6C##5
String 4C##5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 4
String 5Fret 9
String 4Fret 4
String 3Fret 11
String 2Fret 7
String 1Fret 2

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C# string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 4, and 8, with the F root at fret 4. On the highest D# string, the first F is at fret 2.

OpenC##5
Fret 3E7
Fret 4F1
Fret 8A3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play F Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio on the low C# string at frets 0, 3, 4, and 8, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets C# on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest F root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the F root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 4, 9, 4, 11, 7, and 2, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

F Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning fretboard diagram
F Augmented 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