Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning

G Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning shows the same g diminished 7 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned E B E 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
E B E G# B E
Strings
6
Open pitch range
E2 to E4
24-fret range
E2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to G Diminished 7 Arpeggio: string 6 Fb (bb7), string 4 Fb (bb7), and string 1 Fb (bb7). None of those open-string tones is the G root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6Fbbb7
String 4Fbbb7
String 1Fbbb7

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 6, and 9, with the G root at fret 3. On the highest E string, the first G is at fret 3.

OpenFbbb7
Fret 3G1
Fret 6Bbb3
Fret 9Dbb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play G Diminished 7 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 0, 3, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets Fb on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest G root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the G root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 3, 8, 3, 11, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

G Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning fretboard diagram
G Diminished 7 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing E B E G# B E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings