Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Diminished Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning

G Diminished Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning shows the same g diminished arpeggio chord tones across 8 strings tuned E 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
GBbDb
Formula
1 b3 b5
Semitones
0 3 6
Chord symbols
Gdim
Tuning
E B E A D G B E
Strings
8
Open pitch range
E1 to E4
24-fret range
E1 to E6

How this layout changes

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

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

Fretboard diagram

G Diminished Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning fretboard diagram G Diminished Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning fretboard diagram

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings