Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning

B Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning shows the same b 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: B, D#, F#, A, C
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 b9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 13
Chord symbols: B7b9
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

3 of the 6 open strings belong to B Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio: string 6 C (b9), string 4 C (b9), and string 2 A (b7). None of those open-string tones is the B root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6Cb9

String 4Cb9

String 2Ab7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 11

String 5Fret 4

String 4Fret 11

String 3Fret 6

String 2Fret 2

String 1Fret 9

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 6, 9, and 11, with the B root at fret 11. On the highest D string, the first B is at fret 9.

OpenCb9

Fret 3D#3

Fret 6F#5

Fret 9Ab7

Fret 11B1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

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