Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

D Major Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning

D Major Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning shows the same d major arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D A D G B E. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: D, F#, A
Formula: 1 3 5
Semitones: 0 4 7
Chord symbols: Dmaj, DM
Tuning: D A D G B E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: D2 to E4
24-fret range: D2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to D Major Arpeggio: string 6 D (1), string 5 A (5), and string 4 D (1). D roots occur on open strings 6 and 4.

String 6D1

String 5A5

String 4D1

First root on each string

String 6Open

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 0, 4, and 7, with the D root at fret 0. On the highest E string, the first D is at fret 10.

OpenD1

Fret 4F#3

Fret 7A5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play D Major Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 0, 4, and 7, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets D on open string 6 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 0, 5, 0, 7, 3, and 10, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.