D Flat Diminished Arpeggio on the Guitar – 5 CAGED Positions, Tabs and Theory

The Db Diminished Arpeggio contains the following notes:

Db – Fb – Abb

It is essentially an Db minor chord, with a flat 5.

Open Position

Here’s how to play the Db diminished arpeggio in the open position.

Db Diminished Arpeggio CAGED Positions

Here are the 5 CAGED positions for the Db diminished arpeggio on the guitar (notes and tabs).

2nd Position (lowest fret is 2):

3rd Position (lowest fret is 3):

6th Position (lowest fret is 6):

9th Position (lowest fret is 9):

11th Position (lowest fret is 11):

Further Reading:

• The Diminished Arpeggio
• Why are arpeggios important?
• Arpeggios page
• Db diminished chord