Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F Diminished Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning

F Diminished Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning shows the same f diminished 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
Formula
1 b3 b5
Semitones
0 3 6
Chord symbols
Fdim
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

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

String 3F1

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 3, 6, and 9, with the F root at fret 3. On the highest D string, the first F is at fret 3.

Fret 3F1
Fret 6Abb3
Fret 9Cbb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play F Diminished Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 3, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets F on open string 3 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 3, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

F Diminished Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
F Diminished Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D G C F A D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings