Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

D Major Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning

D Major Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same d major 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
D, F#, A
Formula
1 3 5
Semitones
0 4 7
Chord symbols
Dmaj, DM
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

1 of the 6 open strings belong to D Major Arpeggio: string 3 F# (3). None of those open-string tones is the D root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 3F#3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 11
String 5Fret 6
String 4Fret 1
String 3Fret 8
String 2Fret 4
String 1Fret 11

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 6, and 11, with the D root at fret 11. On the highest Eb string, the first D is at fret 11.

Fret 3F#3
Fret 6A5
Fret 11D1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play D Major Arpeggio on the low Eb string at frets 3, 6, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets F# on open string 3 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 11, 6, 1, 8, 4, and 11, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

D Major Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
D Major Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings