Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F Diminished 7 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning

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

Chord tones: F, Ab, Cb, Ebb
Formula: 1 b3 b5 bb7
Semitones: 0 3 6 9
Chord symbols: Fdim7
Tuning: D G C F A D
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: D2 to D4
24-fret range: D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 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 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 10

String 4Fret 5

String 3Open

String 2Fret 8

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

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

OpenEbbbb7

Fret 3F1

Fret 6Abb3

Fret 9Cbb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play F Diminished 7 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 0, 3, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Ebb on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest F root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the F 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.