Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C# Diminished Arpeggio in 8-String Standard Tuning

C# Diminished Arpeggio in 8-String Standard Tuning shows the same c# diminished arpeggio chord tones across 8 strings tuned F# B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the arpeggio into the lower register for wider-range chord tones and riff shapes.

Chord tones
C#EG
Formula
1 b3 b5
Semitones
0 3 6
Chord symbols
C#dim
Tuning
F# B E A D G B E
Strings
8
Open pitch range
F#1 to E4
24-fret range
F#1 to E6

How this layout changes

The chord tones are the same pitch classes as the main C# Diminished Arpeggio page, but they are mapped across 8 strings in 8-string standard tuning.

Use this diagram to compare the C# root notes and C# E G chord tones against the F# low-string range and the remaining strings in this tuning.

Fretboard diagram

C# Diminished Arpeggio in 8-String Standard Tuning fretboard diagram C# Diminished Arpeggio in 8-String Standard Tuning fretboard diagram

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings