Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning

E Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning shows the same e minor 7 flat 5 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, D
Formula: 1 b3 b5 b7
Semitones: 0 3 6 10
Chord symbols: Em7b5
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

4 of the 6 open strings belong to E Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio: string 6 D (b7), string 4 D (b7), string 3 G (b3), and string 1 E (1). E roots occur on open string 1.

String 6Db7

String 4Db7

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 0, 2, 5, and 8, with the E root at fret 2. On the highest E string, the first E is at fret 0.

OpenDb7

Fret 2E1

Fret 5Gb3

Fret 8Bbb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play E Minor 7 Flat 5 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 0, 2, 5, and 8, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets D on open string 6 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 2, 7, 2, 9, 5, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.