Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Bb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning

Bb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning shows the same bb dominant 7 flat 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C# G# C# F# A# D#. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
Bb, D, F, Ab, Cb
Formula
1 3 5 b7 b9
Semitones
0 4 7 10 13
Chord symbols
Bb7b9
Tuning
C# G# C# F# A# D#
Strings
6
Open pitch range
C#2 to D#4
24-fret range
C#2 to D#6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to Bb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio: string 5 Ab (b7) and string 2 Bb (1). Bb roots occur on open string 2.

String 5Abb7
String 2Bb1

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

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

Fret 1D3
Fret 4F5
Fret 7Abb7
Fret 9Bb1
Fret 10Cbb9

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play Bb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio on the low C# string at frets 1, 4, 7, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets Ab on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest Bb root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the Bb root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 9, 2, 9, 4, 0, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

Bb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning fretboard diagram
Bb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing C# G# C# F# A# D#.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings