E Major arpeggio

Study the notes of E Major one at a time. The root and chord tones come from the same chord definition as the chord library.

Notes

E · G♯ · B

Chord degrees

R · 3 · 5

R→E3→G♯5→B

Fretboard positions (frets 0–12)

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Notes in each fret region

Frets 0–4

  • String 6, fret 0: E (R)
  • String 2, fret 0: B (5)
  • String 1, fret 0: E (R)
  • String 3, fret 1: G♯ (3)
  • String 5, fret 2: B (5)
  • String 4, fret 2: E (R)
  • String 6, fret 4: G♯ (3)
  • String 3, fret 4: B (5)
  • String 1, fret 4: G♯ (3)

Frets 5–8

  • String 2, fret 5: E (R)
  • String 4, fret 6: G♯ (3)
  • String 6, fret 7: B (5)
  • String 5, fret 7: E (R)
  • String 1, fret 7: B (5)

Frets 9–12

  • String 4, fret 9: B (5)
  • String 3, fret 9: E (R)
  • String 2, fret 9: G♯ (3)
  • String 5, fret 11: G♯ (3)
  • String 6, fret 12: E (R)
  • String 2, fret 12: B (5)
  • String 1, fret 12: E (R)