Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Minor 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning

B Minor 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same b minor 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 b3 5 b7 9
Semitones: 0 3 7 10 14
Chord symbols: Bm9, Bmin9
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

2 of the 6 open strings belong to B Minor 9 Arpeggio: string 4 C# (9) and string 3 F# (5). None of those open-string tones is the B root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 4C#9

String 3F#5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 8

String 5Fret 3

String 4Fret 10

String 3Fret 5

String 2Fret 1

String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 6, 8, 10, and 11, with the B root at fret 8. On the highest Eb string, the first B is at fret 8.

Fret 3F#5

Fret 6Ab7

Fret 8B1

Fret 10C#9

Fret 11Db3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play B Minor 9 Arpeggio on the low Eb string at frets 3, 6, 8, 10, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets C# on open string 4 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.