Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Bb Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning

Bb Major 7 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning shows the same bb major 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D A D G B E. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: Bb, D, F, A
Formula: 1 3 5 7
Semitones: 0 4 7 11
Chord symbols: Bbmaj7, BbM7
Tuning: D A D G B E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: D2 to E4
24-fret range: D2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to Bb Major 7 Arpeggio: string 6 D (3), string 5 A (7), and string 4 D (3). None of those open-string tones is the Bb root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6D3

String 5A7

String 4D3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 8

String 5Fret 1

String 4Fret 8

String 3Fret 3

String 2Fret 11

String 1Fret 6

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 7, and 8, with the Bb root at fret 8. On the highest E string, the first Bb is at fret 6.

OpenD3

Fret 3F5

Fret 7A7

Fret 8Bb1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Bb Major 7 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 0, 3, 7, and 8, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets D on open string 6 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 8, 1, 8, 3, 11, and 6, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.