Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Diminished Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning

G Diminished Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning shows the same g diminished arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D A D G A D. 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
D A D G A D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
D2 to D4
24-fret range
D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

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

String 3G1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 5
String 5Fret 10
String 4Fret 5
String 3Open
String 2Fret 10
String 1Fret 5

Low-string pattern

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

Fret 5G1
Fret 8Bbb3
Fret 11Dbb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

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

Fretboard diagram

G Diminished Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning fretboard diagram
G Diminished Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D A D G A D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings