Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning

B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning shows the same b dominant 7 sharp 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned E A E A C# E. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
B, D#, F#, A, C##
Formula
1 3 5 b7 #9
Semitones
0 4 7 10 15
Chord symbols
B7#9
Tuning
E A E A C# E
Strings
6
Open pitch range
E2 to E4
24-fret range
E2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 5 A (b7) and string 3 A (b7). None of those open-string tones is the B root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 5Ab7
String 3Ab7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 7
String 5Fret 2
String 4Fret 7
String 3Fret 2
String 2Fret 10
String 1Fret 7

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 5, 7, 10, and 11, with the B root at fret 7. On the highest E string, the first B is at fret 7.

Fret 2F#5
Fret 5Ab7
Fret 7B1
Fret 10C###9
Fret 11D#3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 2, 5, 7, 10, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets A on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest B root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the B root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 7, 2, 7, 2, 10, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning fretboard diagram
B Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing E A E A C# E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings