Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Diminished Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning

G Diminished Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning shows the same g diminished arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C F Bb Eb G C. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: G, Bb, Db
Formula: 1 b3 b5
Semitones: 0 3 6
Chord symbols: Gdim
Tuning: C F Bb Eb G C
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to C4
24-fret range: C2 to C6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to G Diminished Arpeggio: string 4 Bb (b3) and string 2 G (1). G roots occur on open string 2.

String 4Bbb3

String 2G1

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 C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 7, and 10, with the G root at fret 7. On the highest C string, the first G is at fret 7.

Fret 1Dbb5

Fret 7G1

Fret 10Bbb3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

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