Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

D Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning

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

Chord tones: D, F, Ab, Cb
Formula: 1 b3 b5 bb7
Semitones: 0 3 6 9
Chord symbols: Ddim7
Tuning: C G C F A D
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to D4
24-fret range: C2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to D Diminished 7 Arpeggio: string 3 F (b3) and string 1 D (1). D roots occur on open string 1.

String 3Fb3

String 1D1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 2

String 5Fret 7

String 4Fret 2

String 3Fret 9

String 2Fret 5

String 1Open

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 5, 8, and 11, with the D root at fret 2. On the highest D string, the first D is at fret 0.

Fret 2D1

Fret 5Fb3

Fret 8Abb5

Fret 11Cbbb7

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play D Diminished 7 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 2, 5, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets F on open string 3 ring, then connect it to the nearest D root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the D root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 2, 7, 2, 9, 5, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.