Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F# Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning

F# Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning shows the same f# augmented major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 8 strings tuned E B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the arpeggio into the lower register for wider-range chord tones and riff shapes.

Chord tones
F#, A#, C##, E#
Formula
1 3 #5 7
Semitones
0 4 8 11
Chord symbols
F#augMaj7, F#+Maj7
Tuning
E B E A D G B E
Strings
8
Open pitch range
E1 to E4
24-fret range
E1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 8 open strings belong to F# Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio: string 4 C## (#5). None of those open-string tones is the F# root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 4C###5

First root on each string

String 8Fret 2
String 7Fret 7
String 6Fret 2
String 5Fret 9
String 4Fret 4
String 3Fret 11
String 2Fret 7
String 1Fret 2

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 2, 6, and 10, with the F# root at fret 2. On the highest E string, the first F# is at fret 2.

Fret 1E#7
Fret 2F#1
Fret 6A#3
Fret 10C###5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play F# Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 1, 2, 6, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets C## on open string 4 ring, then connect it to the nearest F# root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the F# root positions on strings 8 through 1 at frets 2, 7, 2, 9, 4, 11, 7, and 2, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

F# Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning fretboard diagram
F# Augmented Major 7 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing E B E A D G B E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings