Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Bb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning

Bb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same bb dominant 7 flat 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. 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: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: Eb2 to Eb4
24-fret range: Eb2 to Eb6

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 7

String 5Fret 2

String 4Fret 9

String 3Fret 4

String 2Open

String 1Fret 7

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 5, 7, 8, and 11, with the Bb root at fret 7. On the highest Eb string, the first Bb is at fret 7.

Fret 2F5

Fret 5Abb7

Fret 7Bb1

Fret 8Cbb9

Fret 11D3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Bb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio on the low Eb string at frets 2, 5, 7, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Ab on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest Bb root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the Bb root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 7, 2, 9, 4, 0, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.