Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Minor 9 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning

B Minor 9 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning shows the same b minor 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned E A E A C# 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: E A E A C# E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: E2 to E4
24-fret range: E2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to B Minor 9 Arpeggio: string 5 A (b7), string 3 A (b7), and string 2 C# (9). None of those open-string tones is the B root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 5Ab7

String 3Ab7

String 2C#9

First root on each string

String 6Fret 7

String 5Fret 2

String 4Fret 7

String 3Fret 2

String 2Fret 10

String 1Fret 7

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 5, 7, 9, and 10, with the B root at fret 7. On the highest E string, the first B is at fret 7.

Fret 2F#5

Fret 5Ab7

Fret 7B1

Fret 9C#9

Fret 10Db3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play B Minor 9 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 2, 5, 7, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets A on open string 5 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 7, 2, 7, 2, 10, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.