Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning

G Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning shows the same g minor 7 flat 5 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned E B E G# B E. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
G, Bb, Db, F
Formula
1 b3 b5 b7
Semitones
0 3 6 10
Chord symbols
Gm7b5
Tuning
E B E G# B E
Strings
6
Open pitch range
E2 to E4
24-fret range
E2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

None of the 6 open strings belongs to G Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio. Every arpeggio tone must therefore be fretted, beginning with the first available tone on the low E string.

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 3, 6, and 9, with the G root at fret 3. On the highest E string, the first G is at fret 3.

Fret 1Fb7
Fret 3G1
Fret 6Bbb3
Fret 9Dbb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play G Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 1, 3, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest G root each time the line changes strings.
  3. Connect the G root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 3, 8, 3, 11, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

G Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning fretboard diagram
G Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing E B E G# B E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings