Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

D Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning

D Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning shows the same d diminished 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned E A E A C# E. 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: E A E A C# E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: E2 to E4
24-fret range: E2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

None of the 6 open strings belongs to D Diminished 7 Arpeggio. Every arpeggio tone must therefore be fretted, beginning with the first available tone on the low E string.

First root on each string

String 6Fret 10

String 5Fret 5

String 4Fret 10

String 3Fret 5

String 2Fret 1

String 1Fret 10

Low-string pattern

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

Fret 1Fb3

Fret 4Abb5

Fret 7Cbbb7

Fret 10D1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play D Diminished 7 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 1, 4, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest D root each time the line changes strings.
Connect the D root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 10, 5, 10, 5, 1, and 10, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.