Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F Diminished Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning

F Diminished Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning shows the same f diminished arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C 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: C G C F A D
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to D4
24-fret range: C2 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 5

String 5Fret 10

String 4Fret 5

String 3Open

String 2Fret 8

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 5, 8, and 11, with the F root at fret 5. On the highest D string, the first F is at fret 3.

Fret 5F1

Fret 8Abb3

Fret 11Cbb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play F Diminished Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 5, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets F on open string 3 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 5, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.