Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F# Diminished 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

F# Diminished 7 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning shows the same f# diminished 7 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#, A, C, Eb
Formula: 1 b3 b5 bb7
Semitones: 0 3 6 9
Chord symbols: F#dim7
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 7 Arpeggio: string 4 A (b3) and string 2 F# (1). F# roots occur on open string 2.

String 4Ab3

String 2F#1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 7

String 5Fret 2

String 4Fret 9

String 3Fret 4

String 2Open

String 1Fret 7

Low-string pattern

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

Fret 1Cb5

Fret 4Ebbb7

Fret 7F#1

Fret 10Ab3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play F# Diminished 7 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 1, 4, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets A on open string 4 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 7, 2, 9, 4, 0, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.