Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning

Eb Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning shows the same eb diminished 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C G C F A D. 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 G C F A D
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to D4
24-fret range: C2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to Eb Diminished 7 Arpeggio: string 6 Dbb (bb7), string 4 Dbb (bb7), and string 2 Bbb (b5). None of those open-string tones is the Eb root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6Dbbbb7

String 4Dbbbb7

String 2Bbbb5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 8

String 4Fret 3

String 3Fret 10

String 2Fret 6

String 1Fret 1

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 D string, the first Eb is at fret 1.

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, 8, 3, 10, 6, and 1, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.