Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Minor 9 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning

B Minor 9 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning shows the same b minor 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D A D G B E. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: B, D, F#, A, C#
Formula: 1 b3 5 b7 9
Semitones: 0 3 7 10 14
Chord symbols: Bm9, Bmin9
Tuning: D A D G B E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: D2 to E4
24-fret range: D2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

4 of the 6 open strings belong to B Minor 9 Arpeggio: string 6 D (b3), string 5 A (b7), string 4 D (b3), and string 2 B (1). B roots occur on open string 2.

String 6Db3

String 5Ab7

String 4Db3

String 2B1

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 D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 4, 7, 9, and 11, with the B root at fret 9. On the highest E string, the first B is at fret 7.

OpenDb3

Fret 4F#5

Fret 7Ab7

Fret 9B1

Fret 11C#9

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play B Minor 9 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 0, 4, 7, 9, and 11, 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 9, 2, 9, 4, 0, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.