Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram
F Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning
F Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning shows the same f minor-major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 7 strings tuned A E A D G B E. The seventh string adds lower chord-tone positions below a six-string layout while keeping the upper strings familiar.
- Chord tones
- F, Ab, C, E
- Formula
- 1 b3 5 7
- Semitones
- 0 3 7 11
- Chord symbols
- FmMaj7, FmM7
- Tuning
- A E A D G B E
- Strings
- 7
- Open pitch range
- A1 to E4
- 24-fret range
- A1 to E6
Open strings and root positions
2 of the 7 open strings belong to F Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio: string 6 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.
First root on each string
Low-string pattern
On the lowest A string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 7, 8, and 11, with the F root at fret 8. On the highest E string, the first F is at fret 1.
Practice this tuning-specific layout
- Play F Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio on the low A string at frets 3, 7, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
- Build a phrase that lets E on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest F root and two other arpeggio tones.
- Connect the F root positions on strings 7 through 1 at frets 8, 1, 8, 3, 10, 6, and 1, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.
Fretboard diagram
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