Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning

E Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning shows the same e diminished 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B F# B E G# C#. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: E, G, Bb, Db
Formula: 1 b3 b5 bb7
Semitones: 0 3 6 9
Chord symbols: Edim7
Tuning: B F# B E G# C#
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: B1 to C#4
24-fret range: B1 to C#6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to E Diminished 7 Arpeggio: string 3 E (1) and string 1 Db (bb7). E roots occur on open string 3.

String 3E1

String 1Dbbb7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 5

String 5Fret 10

String 4Fret 5

String 3Open

String 2Fret 8

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 5, 8, and 11, with the E root at fret 5. On the highest C# string, the first E is at fret 3.

Fret 2Dbbb7

Fret 5E1

Fret 8Gb3

Fret 11Bbb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play E Diminished 7 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 2, 5, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets E on open string 3 ring, then connect it to the nearest E root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the E root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 5, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.