Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Dominant 7 Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning

B Dominant 7 Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning shows the same b dominant 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D A D G A D. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: B, D#, F#, A
Formula: 1 3 5 b7
Semitones: 0 4 7 10
Chord symbols: B7
Tuning: D A D G A D
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: D2 to D4
24-fret range: D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to B Dominant 7 Arpeggio: string 5 A (b7) and string 2 A (b7). None of those open-string tones is the B root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 5Ab7

String 2Ab7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 9

String 5Fret 2

String 4Fret 9

String 3Fret 4

String 2Fret 2

String 1Fret 9

Low-string pattern

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

Fret 1D#3

Fret 4F#5

Fret 7Ab7

Fret 9B1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play B Dominant 7 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 1, 4, 7, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets A on open string 5 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 9, 2, 9, 4, 2, and 9, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.