Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning

G Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning shows the same g minor-major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B F# B E G# C#. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
G, Bb, D, F#
Formula
1 b3 5 7
Semitones
0 3 7 11
Chord symbols
GmMaj7, GmM7
Tuning
B F# B E G# C#
Strings
6
Open pitch range
B1 to C#4
24-fret range
B1 to C#6

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 6 open strings belong to G Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio: string 5 F# (7). None of those open-string tones is the G root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 5F#7

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 7, 8, and 11, with the G root at fret 8. On the highest C# string, the first G is at fret 6.

Fret 3D5
Fret 7F#7
Fret 8G1
Fret 11Bbb3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play G Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 3, 7, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets F# on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest G root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the G root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 8, 1, 8, 3, 11, and 6, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

G Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning fretboard diagram
G Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing B F# B E G# C#.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings