Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Dominant 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning

B Dominant 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning shows the same b dominant 9 arpeggio chord tones across 8 strings tuned E B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the arpeggio into the lower register for wider-range chord tones and riff shapes.

Chord tones: B, D#, F#, A, C#
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 14
Chord symbols: B9
Tuning: E B E A D G B E
Strings: 8
Open pitch range: E1 to E4
24-fret range: E1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 8 open strings belong to B Dominant 9 Arpeggio: string 7 B (1), string 5 A (b7), and string 2 B (1). B roots occur on open strings 7 and 2.

String 7B1

String 5Ab7

String 2B1

First root on each string

String 8Fret 7

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 E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 5, 7, 9, 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 9C#9

Fret 11D#3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play B Dominant 9 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 2, 5, 7, 9, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets B 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 8 through 1 at frets 7, 0, 7, 2, 9, 4, 0, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.