Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning

B Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same b dominant 7 flat 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. 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: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: Eb2 to Eb4
24-fret range: Eb2 to Eb6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to B Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio: string 6 D# (3), string 3 F# (5), and string 1 D# (3). None of those open-string tones is the B root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6D#3

String 3F#5

String 1D#3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 8

String 5Fret 3

String 4Fret 10

String 3Fret 5

String 2Fret 1

String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 6, 8, and 9, with the B root at fret 8. On the highest Eb string, the first B is at fret 8.

OpenD#3

Fret 3F#5

Fret 6Ab7

Fret 8B1

Fret 9Cb9

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play B Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio on the low Eb string at frets 0, 3, 6, 8, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets D# 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 8, 3, 10, 5, 1, and 8, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.