Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning

C Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning shows the same c dominant 7 flat 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: C, E, G, Bb, Db
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 b9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 13
Chord symbols: C7b9
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

4 of the 6 open strings belong to C Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio: string 6 E (3), string 4 E (3), string 2 Db (b9), and string 1 E (3). None of those open-string tones is the C root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6E3

String 4E3

String 2Dbb9

String 1E3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 8

String 5Fret 3

String 4Fret 8

String 3Fret 3

String 2Fret 11

String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 6, 8, and 9, with the C root at fret 8. On the highest E string, the first C is at fret 8.

OpenE3

Fret 3G5

Fret 6Bbb7

Fret 8C1

Fret 9Dbb9

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play C Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 0, 3, 6, 8, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets E on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest C root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the C root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 8, 3, 8, 3, 11, and 8, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.