Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram
G Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning
G Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning shows the same g minor-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, Bb, D, F#
- Formula
- 1 b3 5 7
- Semitones
- 0 3 7 11
- Chord symbols
- GmMaj7, GmM7
- 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
2 of the 6 open strings belong to G Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio: string 5 G (1) and string 1 D (5). G roots occur on open string 5.
String 5G1
String 1D5
First root on each string
String 6Fret 7
String 5Open
String 4Fret 7
String 3Fret 2
String 2Fret 10
String 1Fret 5
Low-string pattern
On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 6, 7, and 10, with the G root at fret 7. On the highest D string, the first G is at fret 5.
Fret 2D5
Fret 6F#7
Fret 7G1
Fret 10Bbb3
Practice this tuning-specific layout
- Play G Minor-Major 7 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 2, 6, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
- Build a phrase that lets G on open string 5 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 7, 0, 7, 2, 10, and 5, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.
Fretboard diagram
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