Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Diminished 7 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning

Eb Diminished 7 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning shows the same eb diminished 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C F Bb Eb G C. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: Eb, Gb, Bbb, Dbb
Formula: 1 b3 b5 bb7
Semitones: 0 3 6 9
Chord symbols: Ebdim7
Tuning: C F Bb Eb G C
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to C4
24-fret range: C2 to C6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to Eb Diminished 7 Arpeggio: string 6 Dbb (bb7), string 3 Eb (1), and string 1 Dbb (bb7). Eb roots occur on open string 3.

String 6Dbbbb7

String 3Eb1

String 1Dbbbb7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 10

String 4Fret 5

String 3Open

String 2Fret 8

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 6, and 9, with the Eb root at fret 3. On the highest C string, the first Eb is at fret 3.

OpenDbbbb7

Fret 3Eb1

Fret 6Gbb3

Fret 9Bbbb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Eb Diminished 7 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 0, 3, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Dbb on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest Eb root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the Eb root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 3, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.