Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

A Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Standard Tuning

A Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Standard Tuning shows the same a dominant 7 sharp 9 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
A, C#, E, G, B#
Formula
1 3 5 b7 #9
Semitones
0 4 7 10 15
Chord symbols
A7#9
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

Open strings and root positions

4 of the 8 open strings belong to A Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 6 E (5), string 5 A (1), string 3 G (b7), and string 1 E (5). A roots occur on open string 5.

String 6E5
String 5A1
String 3Gb7
String 1E5

First root on each string

String 8Fret 3
String 7Fret 10
String 6Fret 5
String 5Open
String 4Fret 7
String 3Fret 2
String 2Fret 10
String 1Fret 5

Low-string pattern

On the lowest F# string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 3, 6, 7, and 10, with the A root at fret 3. On the highest E string, the first A is at fret 5.

Fret 1Gb7
Fret 3A1
Fret 6B##9
Fret 7C#3
Fret 10E5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play A Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low F# string at frets 1, 3, 6, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets E on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest A root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the A root positions on strings 8 through 1 at frets 3, 10, 5, 0, 7, 2, 10, and 5, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

A Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
A Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing F# B E A D G B E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings