Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C Diminished 7 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning

C Diminished 7 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same c diminished 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. 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: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: Eb2 to Eb4
24-fret range: Eb2 to Eb6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to C Diminished 7 Arpeggio: string 6 Eb (b3), string 3 Gb (b5), and string 1 Eb (b3). None of those open-string tones is the C root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6Ebb3

String 3Gbb5

String 1Ebb3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 9

String 5Fret 4

String 4Fret 11

String 3Fret 6

String 2Fret 2

String 1Fret 9

Low-string pattern

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

OpenEbb3

Fret 3Gbb5

Fret 6Bbbbb7

Fret 9C1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play C Diminished 7 Arpeggio on the low Eb string at frets 0, 3, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Eb on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest C root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the C root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 9, 4, 11, 6, 2, and 9, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.