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Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Diminished Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning

E Diminished Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning shows the same e diminished 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
E, G, Bb
Formula
1 b3 b5
Semitones
0 3 6
Chord symbols
Edim
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

2 of the 6 open strings belong to E Diminished Arpeggio: string 3 G (b3) and string 1 E (1). E roots occur on open string 1.

String 3Gb3
String 1E1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 2
String 5Fret 7
String 4Fret 2
String 3Fret 9
String 2Fret 5
String 1Open

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 5, and 8, with the E root at fret 2. On the highest E string, the first E is at fret 0.

Fret 2E1
Fret 5Gb3
Fret 8Bbb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play E Diminished Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 2, 5, and 8, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets G on open string 3 ring, then connect it to the nearest E root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the E root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 2, 7, 2, 9, 5, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

E Diminished Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning fretboard diagram
E Diminished Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D A D G B E.

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Reference pages

E Diminished Guitar ArpeggioMain arpeggio referenceDrop D TuningTuning notes and range
E Minor 7 Flat 5 Guitar ArpeggioDrop D TuningE Diminished 7 Guitar ArpeggioDrop D TuningE Minor Guitar ArpeggioDrop D Tuning
E Locrian Guitar ScaleDrop D TuningE Minor Blues Guitar ScaleDrop D Tuning

Same arpeggio in other tunings

E Flat Standard TuningEb Ab Db Gb Bb EbD Standard TuningD G C F A DC Standard TuningC F Bb Eb G CB Standard TuningB E A D F# BDrop C# TuningC# G# C# F# A# D#Drop C TuningC G C F A DDrop B TuningB F# B E G# C#DADGAD TuningD A D G A DOpen E TuningE B E G# B EOpen D TuningD A D F# A DOpen G TuningD G D G B DOpen C TuningC G C G C EOpen A TuningE A E A C# E7-String Standard TuningB E A D G B E7-String Drop A TuningA E A D G B E7-String Drop G TuningG D G C F A D8-String Standard TuningF# B E A D G B E8-String Drop E TuningE B E A D G B E