Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Ab Diminished Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning

Ab Diminished Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning shows the same ab diminished arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B F# B E G# C#. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
AbBD
Formula
1 b3 b5
Semitones
0 3 6
Chord symbols
Abdim
Tuning
B F# B E G# C#
Strings
6
Open pitch range
B1 to C#4
24-fret range
B1 to C#6

How this layout changes

The chord tones are the same pitch classes as the main Ab Diminished Arpeggio page, but they are mapped across 6 strings in drop b tuning.

Use this diagram to compare the Ab root notes and Ab B D chord tones against the B low-string range and the remaining strings in this tuning.

Fretboard diagram

Ab Diminished Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning fretboard diagram Ab Diminished Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning fretboard diagram

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings