Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C Diminished 7 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning

C Diminished 7 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning shows the same c diminished 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D G C F A D. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
C, Eb, Gb, Bbb
Formula
1 b3 b5 bb7
Semitones
0 3 6 9
Chord symbols
Cdim7
Tuning
D G C F 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 C Diminished 7 Arpeggio: string 4 C (1) and string 2 Bbb (bb7). C roots occur on open string 4.

String 4C1
String 2Bbbbb7

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 D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 4, 7, and 10, with the C root at fret 10. On the highest D string, the first C is at fret 10.

Fret 1Ebb3
Fret 4Gbb5
Fret 7Bbbbb7
Fret 10C1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play C Diminished 7 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 1, 4, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets C on open string 4 ring, then connect it to the nearest C root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the C 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.

Fretboard diagram

C Diminished 7 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
C Diminished 7 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D G C F A D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings