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Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F Diminished Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

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

Chord tones
F, Ab, Cb
Formula
1 b3 b5
Semitones
0 3 6
Chord symbols
Fdim
Tuning
B E A D F# B
Strings
6
Open pitch range
B1 to B3
24-fret range
B1 to B5

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to F Diminished Arpeggio: string 6 Cb (b5) and string 1 Cb (b5). None of those open-string tones is the F root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6Cbb5
String 1Cbb5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 6
String 5Fret 1
String 4Fret 8
String 3Fret 3
String 2Fret 11
String 1Fret 6

Low-string pattern

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

OpenCbb5
Fret 6F1
Fret 9Abb3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play F Diminished Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 0, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets Cb 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 6 through 1 at frets 6, 1, 8, 3, 11, and 6, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

F Diminished Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
F Diminished Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing B E A D F# B.

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Reference pages

F Diminished Guitar ArpeggioMain arpeggio referenceB Standard TuningTuning notes and range
F Minor 7 Flat 5 Guitar ArpeggioB Standard TuningF Diminished 7 Guitar ArpeggioB Standard TuningF Minor Guitar ArpeggioB Standard Tuning
F Locrian Guitar ScaleB Standard TuningF Minor Blues Guitar ScaleB Standard Tuning

Same arpeggio in other tunings

E Flat Standard TuningEb Ab Db Gb Bb EbD Standard TuningD G C F A DC Standard TuningC F Bb Eb G CDrop D TuningD A D G B EDrop C# TuningC# G# C# F# A# D#Drop C TuningC G C F A DDrop B TuningB F# B E G# C#DADGAD TuningD A D G A DOpen E TuningE B E G# B EOpen D TuningD A D F# A DOpen G TuningD G D G B DOpen C TuningC G C G C EOpen A TuningE A E A C# E7-String Standard TuningB E A D G B E7-String Drop A TuningA E A D G B E7-String Drop G TuningG D G C F A D8-String Standard TuningF# B E A D G B E8-String Drop E TuningE B E A D G B E