Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram
G Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning
G Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning shows the same g major 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
- G, B, D, F#
- Formula
- 1 3 5 7
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 11
- Chord symbols
- Gmaj7, GM7
- Tuning
- C# G# C# F# A# D#
- Strings
- 6
- Open pitch range
- C#2 to D#4
- 24-fret range
- C#2 to D#6
Open strings and root positions
1 of the 6 open strings belong to G Major 7 Arpeggio: string 3 F# (7). None of those open-string tones is the G root, so the root must be fretted on every string.
String 3F#7
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, 5, 6, and 10, with the G root at fret 6. On the highest D# string, the first G is at fret 4.
Fret 1D5
Fret 5F#7
Fret 6G1
Fret 10B3
Practice this tuning-specific layout
- Play G Major 7 Arpeggio on the low C# string at frets 1, 5, 6, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
- Build a phrase that lets F# on open string 3 ring, then connect it to the nearest G root and two other arpeggio tones.
- Connect the G 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
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