Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Bb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning

Bb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning shows the same bb dominant 7 sharp 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, C#
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 #9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 15
Chord symbols: Bb7#9
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

4 of the 6 open strings belong to Bb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 6 C# (#9), string 5 Ab (b7), string 4 C# (#9), and string 2 Bb (1). Bb roots occur on open string 2.

String 6C##9

String 5Abb7

String 4C##9

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 0, 1, 4, 7, and 9, with the Bb root at fret 9. On the highest D# string, the first Bb is at fret 7.

OpenC##9

Fret 1D3

Fret 4F5

Fret 7Abb7

Fret 9Bb1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Bb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low C# string at frets 0, 1, 4, 7, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets C# on open string 6 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 9, 2, 9, 4, 0, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.