Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning

F Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning shows the same f diminished 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned E B E G# B E. 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: E B E G# B E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: E2 to E4
24-fret range: E2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to F Diminished 7 Arpeggio: string 5 Cb (b5), string 3 Ab (b3), and string 2 Cb (b5). None of those open-string tones is the F root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 5Cbb5

String 3Abb3

String 2Cbb5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 1

String 5Fret 6

String 4Fret 1

String 3Fret 9

String 2Fret 6

String 1Fret 1

Low-string pattern

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

Fret 1F1

Fret 4Abb3

Fret 7Cbb5

Fret 10Ebbbb7

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play F Diminished 7 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 1, 4, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Cb on open string 5 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 1, 6, 1, 9, 6, and 1, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.