Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Standard Tuning

B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Standard Tuning shows the same b dominant 7 sharp 9 arpeggio chord tones across 7 strings tuned B 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
B E A D G B E
Strings
7
Open pitch range
B1 to E4
24-fret range
B1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

4 of the 7 open strings belong to B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 7 B (1), string 5 A (b7), string 4 C## (#9), and string 2 B (1). B roots occur on open strings 7 and 2.

String 7B1
String 5Ab7
String 4C###9
String 2B1

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 4, 7, and 10, with the B root at fret 0. On the highest E string, the first B is at fret 7.

OpenB1
Fret 3C###9
Fret 4D#3
Fret 7F#5
Fret 10Ab7

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 0, 3, 4, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets B on open string 7 ring, then connect it to the nearest B root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the B root positions on strings 7 through 1 at frets 0, 7, 2, 9, 4, 0, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing B E A D G B E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings