Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Bb Dominant 7 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning

Bb Dominant 7 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning shows the same bb dominant 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C F Bb Eb G C. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: Bb, D, F, Ab
Formula: 1 3 5 b7
Semitones: 0 4 7 10
Chord symbols: Bb7
Tuning: C F Bb Eb G C
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to C4
24-fret range: C2 to C6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to Bb Dominant 7 Arpeggio: string 5 F (5) and string 4 Bb (1). Bb roots occur on open string 4.

String 5F5

String 4Bb1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 10

String 5Fret 5

String 4Open

String 3Fret 7

String 2Fret 3

String 1Fret 10

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 5, 8, and 10, with the Bb root at fret 10. On the highest C string, the first Bb is at fret 10.

Fret 2D3

Fret 5F5

Fret 8Abb7

Fret 10Bb1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Bb Dominant 7 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 2, 5, 8, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets F on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest Bb root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the Bb root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 10, 5, 0, 7, 3, and 10, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.