Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Bb Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning

Bb Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning shows the same bb major 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, A, C
Formula: 1 3 5 7 9
Semitones: 0 4 7 11 14
Chord symbols: Bbmaj9, BbM9
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

1 of the 6 open strings belong to Bb Major 9 Arpeggio: string 2 Bb (1). Bb roots occur on open string 2.

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, 8, 9, and 11, with the Bb root at fret 9. On the highest D# string, the first Bb is at fret 7.

Fret 1D3

Fret 4F5

Fret 8A7

Fret 9Bb1

Fret 11C9

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Bb Major 9 Arpeggio on the low C# string at frets 1, 4, 8, 9, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Bb on open string 2 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.