Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Dominant 7 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning

Eb Dominant 7 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning shows the same eb dominant 7 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: Eb, G, Bb, Db
Formula: 1 3 5 b7
Semitones: 0 4 7 10
Chord symbols: Eb7
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

1 of the 6 open strings belong to Eb Dominant 7 Arpeggio: string 3 G (3). None of those open-string tones is the Eb root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 3G3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 1

String 5Fret 6

String 4Fret 1

String 3Fret 8

String 2Fret 4

String 1Fret 11

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 5, 8, and 11, with the Eb root at fret 1. On the highest E string, the first Eb is at fret 11.

Fret 1Eb1

Fret 5G3

Fret 8Bb5

Fret 11Dbb7

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Eb Dominant 7 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 1, 5, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets G on open string 3 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 1, 6, 1, 8, 4, and 11, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.