Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F Minor 7 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning

F Minor 7 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning shows the same f minor 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C G C G C E. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
F, Ab, C, Eb
Formula
1 b3 5 b7
Semitones
0 3 7 10
Chord symbols
Fm7, Fmin7
Tuning
C G C G C E
Strings
6
Open pitch range
C2 to E4
24-fret range
C2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

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

String 6C5
String 4C5
String 2C5

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 5, and 8, with the F root at fret 5. On the highest E string, the first F is at fret 1.

OpenC5
Fret 3Ebb7
Fret 5F1
Fret 8Abb3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play F Minor 7 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 0, 3, 5, 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 5, 10, 5, 10, 5, and 1, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

F Minor 7 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning fretboard diagram
F Minor 7 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing C G C G C E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings