Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning

G Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning shows the same g diminished 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D A D G B E. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: G, Bb, Db, Fb
Formula: 1 b3 b5 bb7
Semitones: 0 3 6 9
Chord symbols: Gdim7
Tuning: D A D G B E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: D2 to E4
24-fret range: D2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to G Diminished 7 Arpeggio: string 3 G (1) and string 1 Fb (bb7). G roots occur on open string 3.

String 3G1

String 1Fbbb7

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 D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 5, 8, and 11, with the G root at fret 5. On the highest E string, the first G is at fret 3.

Fret 2Fbbb7

Fret 5G1

Fret 8Bbb3

Fret 11Dbb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play G Diminished 7 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 2, 5, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets G on open string 3 ring, then connect it to the nearest G root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the G 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.