Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Bb Major 9 Arpeggio in Open D Tuning

Bb Major 9 Arpeggio in Open D Tuning shows the same bb major 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D A D 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: D A D F# A D
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: D2 to D4
24-fret range: D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

5 of the 6 open strings belong to Bb Major 9 Arpeggio: string 6 D (3), string 5 A (7), string 4 D (3), string 2 A (7), and string 1 D (3). None of those open-string tones is the Bb root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6D3

String 5A7

String 4D3

String 2A7

String 1D3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 8

String 5Fret 1

String 4Fret 8

String 3Fret 4

String 2Fret 1

String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 7, 8, and 10, with the Bb root at fret 8. On the highest D string, the first Bb is at fret 8.

OpenD3

Fret 3F5

Fret 7A7

Fret 8Bb1

Fret 10C9

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Bb Major 9 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 0, 3, 7, 8, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets D 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 8, 1, 8, 4, 1, and 8, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.