Guitar arpeggio

Ab Diminished 7 Guitar Arpeggio

Ab Diminished 7 is a four-note seventh-chord arpeggio built from Ab, B, D, and F. It is also commonly called Ab Fully Diminished 7. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.

Chord tones
AbBDF
Formula
1 b3 b5 bb7
Semitones
0 3 6 9
Chord symbols
Abdim7
Also called
Ab Fully Diminished 7

How to read this arpeggio

The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent Ab root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.

Use the interactive fretboard to locate the Ab root notes and connect the remaining diminished 7 chord tones across standard tuning.

This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called Ab Fully Diminished 7.

Fretboard diagram

Ab Diminished 7 Guitar Arpeggio fretboard diagram in standard tuning Ab Diminished 7 Guitar Arpeggio fretboard diagram in standard tuning

Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool

Start with Ab Diminished 7 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.

Open in interactive fretboard

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