Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

A Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning

A Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning shows the same a dominant 7 flat 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C G C F A D. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: A, C#, E, G, Bb
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 b9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 13
Chord symbols: A7b9
Tuning: C G C F A D
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to D4
24-fret range: C2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to A Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio: string 5 G (b7) and string 2 A (1). A roots occur on open string 2.

String 5Gb7

String 2A1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 9

String 5Fret 2

String 4Fret 9

String 3Fret 4

String 2Open

String 1Fret 7

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 4, 7, 9, and 10, with the A root at fret 9. On the highest D string, the first A is at fret 7.

Fret 1C#3

Fret 4E5

Fret 7Gb7

Fret 9A1

Fret 10Bbb9

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play A Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 1, 4, 7, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets G on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest A root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the A root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 9, 2, 9, 4, 0, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.