Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F Major 7 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning

F Major 7 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning shows the same f major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned E B E G# B E. 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 7 11
Chord symbols
Fmaj7, FM7
Tuning
E B E G# B 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 F Major 7 Arpeggio: string 6 E (7), string 4 E (7), and string 1 E (7). None of those open-string tones is the F root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6E7
String 4E7
String 1E7

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 1, 5, and 8, with the F root at fret 1. On the highest E string, the first F is at fret 1.

OpenE7
Fret 1F1
Fret 5A3
Fret 8C5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play F Major 7 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 0, 1, 5, and 8, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets E 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 1, 6, 1, 9, 6, and 1, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

F Major 7 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning fretboard diagram
F Major 7 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing E B E G# B E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings