Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram
B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning
B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning shows the same b dominant 7 sharp 9 arpeggio chord tones across 7 strings tuned A E A D G B E. The seventh string adds lower chord-tone positions below a six-string layout while keeping the upper strings familiar.
- Chord tones
- B, D#, F#, A, C##
- Formula
- 1 3 5 b7 #9
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 10 15
- Chord symbols
- B7#9
- Tuning
- A E A D G B E
- Strings
- 7
- Open pitch range
- A1 to E4
- 24-fret range
- A1 to E6
Open strings and root positions
4 of the 7 open strings belong to B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 7 A (b7), string 5 A (b7), string 4 C## (#9), and string 2 B (1). B roots occur on open string 2.
First root on each string
Low-string pattern
On the lowest A string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 2, 5, 6, and 9, with the B root at fret 2. On the highest E string, the first B is at fret 7.
Practice this tuning-specific layout
- Play B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low A string at frets 0, 2, 5, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
- Build a phrase that lets A on open string 7 ring, then connect it to the nearest B root and two other arpeggio tones.
- Connect the B root positions on strings 7 through 1 at frets 2, 7, 2, 9, 4, 0, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.
Fretboard diagram
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