Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram
B Major 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning
B Major 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same b major 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
- B, D#, F#, A#, C#
- Formula
- 1 3 5 7 9
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 11 14
- Chord symbols
- Bmaj9, BM9
- 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
5 of the 6 open strings belong to B Major 9 Arpeggio: string 6 D# (3), string 4 C# (9), string 3 F# (5), string 2 A# (7), and string 1 D# (3). None of those open-string tones is the B root, so the root must be fretted on every string.
First root on each string
Low-string pattern
On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 7, 8, and 10, with the B root at fret 8. On the highest Eb string, the first B is at fret 8.
Practice this tuning-specific layout
- Play B Major 9 Arpeggio on the low Eb 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 B root and two other arpeggio tones.
- Connect the B root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 8, 3, 10, 5, 1, and 8, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.
Fretboard diagram
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