Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F# Dominant 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning

F# Dominant 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning shows the same f# dominant 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 b7
Semitones
0 4 7 10
Chord symbols
F#7
Tuning
C G C F A D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
C2 to D4
24-fret range
C2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

None of the 6 open strings belongs to F# Dominant 7 Arpeggio. Every arpeggio tone must therefore be fretted, beginning with the first available tone on the low C string.

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 4, 6, and 10, with the F# root at fret 6. On the highest D string, the first F# is at fret 4.

Fret 1C#5
Fret 4Eb7
Fret 6F#1
Fret 10A#3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play F# Dominant 7 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 1, 4, 6, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest F# root each time the line changes strings.
  3. Connect the F# root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 6, 11, 6, 1, 9, and 4, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

F# Dominant 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning fretboard diagram
F# Dominant 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