Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F Diminished 7 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning

F Diminished 7 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning shows the same f diminished 7 arpeggio chord tones across 7 strings tuned G D G C F A D. The seventh string adds lower chord-tone positions below a six-string layout while keeping the upper strings familiar.

Chord tones
F, Ab, Cb, Ebb
Formula
1 b3 b5 bb7
Semitones
0 3 6 9
Chord symbols
Fdim7
Tuning
G D G C F A D
Strings
7
Open pitch range
G1 to D4
24-fret range
G1 to D6

Open strings and root positions

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

String 6Ebbbb7
String 3F1
String 1Ebbbb7

First root on each string

String 7Fret 10
String 6Fret 3
String 5Fret 10
String 4Fret 5
String 3Open
String 2Fret 8
String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest G string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 4, 7, and 10, with the F root at fret 10. On the highest D string, the first F is at fret 3.

Fret 1Abb3
Fret 4Cbb5
Fret 7Ebbbb7
Fret 10F1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play F Diminished 7 Arpeggio on the low G string at frets 1, 4, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets Ebb on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest F root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the F root positions on strings 7 through 1 at frets 10, 3, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

F Diminished 7 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning fretboard diagram
F Diminished 7 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing G D G C F A D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings