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Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Major 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning

B Major 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning shows the same b major 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D G C F A D. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
B, D#, F#, A#, C#
Formula
1 3 5 7 9
Semitones
0 4 7 11 14
Chord symbols
Bmaj9, BM9
Tuning
D G C F A D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
D2 to D4
24-fret range
D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

None of the 6 open strings belongs to B Major 9 Arpeggio. Every arpeggio tone must therefore be fretted, beginning with the first available tone on the low D string.

First root on each string

String 6Fret 9
String 5Fret 4
String 4Fret 11
String 3Fret 6
String 2Fret 2
String 1Fret 9

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 4, 8, 9, and 11, with the B root at fret 9. On the highest D string, the first B is at fret 9.

Fret 1D#3
Fret 4F#5
Fret 8A#7
Fret 9B1
Fret 11C#9

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play B Major 9 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 1, 4, 8, 9, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest B root each time the line changes strings.
  3. Connect the B root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 9, 4, 11, 6, 2, and 9, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

B Major 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
B Major 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D G C F A D.

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Reference pages

B Major 9 Guitar ArpeggioMain arpeggio referenceD Standard TuningTuning notes and range
B Major 7 Guitar ArpeggioD Standard TuningB Major Add9 Guitar ArpeggioD Standard TuningB Dominant 9 Guitar ArpeggioD Standard Tuning
B Major (Ionian) Guitar ScaleD Standard TuningB Lydian Guitar ScaleD Standard Tuning

Same arpeggio in other tunings

E Flat Standard TuningEb Ab Db Gb Bb EbC Standard TuningC F Bb Eb G CB Standard TuningB E A D F# BDrop D TuningD A D G B EDrop C# TuningC# G# C# F# A# D#Drop C TuningC G C F A DDrop B TuningB F# B E G# C#DADGAD TuningD A D G A DOpen E TuningE B E G# B EOpen D TuningD A D F# A DOpen G TuningD G D G B DOpen C TuningC G C G C EOpen A TuningE A E A C# E7-String Standard TuningB E A D G B E7-String Drop A TuningA E A D G B E7-String Drop G TuningG D G C F A D8-String Standard TuningF# B E A D G B E8-String Drop E TuningE B E A D G B E