Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

A Major 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning

A Major 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning shows the same a major 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D G C F A D. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
A, C#, E, G#, B
Formula
1 3 5 7 9
Semitones
0 4 7 11 14
Chord symbols
Amaj9, AM9
Tuning
D G C F A D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
D2 to D4
24-fret range
D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 6 open strings belong to A Major 9 Arpeggio: string 2 A (1). A roots occur on open string 2.

String 2A1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 7
String 5Fret 2
String 4Fret 9
String 3Fret 4
String 2Open
String 1Fret 7

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 6, 7, 9, and 11, with the A root at fret 7. On the highest D string, the first A is at fret 7.

Fret 2E5
Fret 6G#7
Fret 7A1
Fret 9B9
Fret 11C#3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play A Major 9 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 2, 6, 7, 9, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets A on open string 2 ring, then connect it to the nearest A root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the A root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 7, 2, 9, 4, 0, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

A Major 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
A Major 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D G C F A D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings