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Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Ab Dominant 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

Ab Dominant 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning shows the same ab dominant 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B E A D F# B. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
Ab, C, Eb, Gb
Formula
1 3 5 b7
Semitones
0 4 7 10
Chord symbols
Ab7
Tuning
B E A D F# B
Strings
6
Open pitch range
B1 to B3
24-fret range
B1 to B5

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 6 open strings belong to Ab Dominant 7 Arpeggio: string 2 Gb (b7). None of those open-string tones is the Ab root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 2Gbb7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 9
String 5Fret 4
String 4Fret 11
String 3Fret 6
String 2Fret 2
String 1Fret 9

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 4, 7, and 9, with the Ab root at fret 9. On the highest B string, the first Ab is at fret 9.

Fret 1C3
Fret 4Eb5
Fret 7Gbb7
Fret 9Ab1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play Ab Dominant 7 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 1, 4, 7, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets Gb on open string 2 ring, then connect it to the nearest Ab root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the Ab root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 9, 4, 11, 6, 2, and 9, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

Ab Dominant 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
Ab Dominant 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing B E A D F# B.

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Reference pages

Ab Dominant 7 Guitar ArpeggioMain arpeggio referenceB Standard TuningTuning notes and range
Ab Major Guitar ArpeggioB Standard TuningAb Dominant 9 Guitar ArpeggioB Standard TuningAb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Guitar ArpeggioB Standard TuningAb Major 7 Guitar ArpeggioB Standard TuningAb Minor 7 Guitar ArpeggioB Standard Tuning
Ab Mixolydian Guitar ScaleB Standard TuningAb Major Blues Guitar ScaleB Standard Tuning

Same arpeggio in other tunings

E Flat Standard TuningEb Ab Db Gb Bb EbD Standard TuningD G C F A DC Standard TuningC F Bb Eb G CDrop D TuningD A D G B EDrop C# TuningC# G# C# F# A# D#Drop C TuningC G C F A DDrop B TuningB F# B E G# C#DADGAD TuningD A D G A DOpen E TuningE B E G# B EOpen D TuningD A D F# A DOpen G TuningD G D G B DOpen C TuningC G C G C EOpen A TuningE A E A C# E7-String Standard TuningB E A D G B E7-String Drop A TuningA E A D G B E7-String Drop G TuningG D G C F A D8-String Standard TuningF# B E A D G B E8-String Drop E TuningE B E A D G B E