Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning

B Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning shows the same b dominant 7 flat 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D G D G B 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: D G D G B 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 B Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio: string 2 B (1). B roots occur on open string 2.

String 2B1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 9

String 5Fret 4

String 4Fret 9

String 3Fret 4

String 2Open

String 1Fret 9

Low-string pattern

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

Fret 1D#3

Fret 4F#5

Fret 7Ab7

Fret 9B1

Fret 10Cb9

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play B Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 1, 4, 7, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets B on open string 2 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 9, 4, 9, 4, 0, and 9, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.