Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning

B Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning shows the same b diminished 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: B, D, F, Ab
Formula: 1 b3 b5 bb7
Semitones: 0 3 6 9
Chord symbols: Bdim7
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

3 of the 6 open strings belong to B Diminished 7 Arpeggio: string 6 B (1), string 4 B (1), and string 2 Ab (bb7). B roots occur on open strings 6 and 4.

String 6B1

String 4B1

String 2Abbb7

First root on each string

String 6Open

String 5Fret 5

String 4Open

String 3Fret 7

String 2Fret 3

String 1Fret 10

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 6, and 9, with the B root at fret 0. On the highest C# string, the first B is at fret 10.

OpenB1

Fret 3Db3

Fret 6Fb5

Fret 9Abbb7

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play B Diminished 7 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 0, 3, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets B on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest B root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the B root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 0, 5, 0, 7, 3, and 10, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.