Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

D Dominant 7 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning

D Dominant 7 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning shows the same d dominant 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D G D G B D. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
D, F#, A, C
Formula
1 3 5 b7
Semitones
0 4 7 10
Chord symbols
D7
Tuning
D G D G B D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
D2 to D4
24-fret range
D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to D Dominant 7 Arpeggio: string 6 D (1), string 4 D (1), and string 1 D (1). D roots occur on open strings 6, 4, and 1.

String 6D1
String 4D1
String 1D1

First root on each string

String 6Open
String 5Fret 7
String 4Open
String 3Fret 7
String 2Fret 3
String 1Open

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 4, 7, and 10, with the D root at fret 0. On the highest D string, the first D is at fret 0.

OpenD1
Fret 4F#3
Fret 7A5
Fret 10Cb7

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play D Dominant 7 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 0, 4, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets D on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest D root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the D root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 0, 7, 0, 7, 3, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

D Dominant 7 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning fretboard diagram
D Dominant 7 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D G D G B D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings