Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning

C Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning shows the same c dominant 7 sharp 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D G D G B D. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
C, E, G, Bb, D#
Formula
1 3 5 b7 #9
Semitones
0 4 7 10 15
Chord symbols
C7#9
Tuning
D G D G B D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
D2 to D4
24-fret range
D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to C Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 5 G (5) and string 3 G (5). None of those open-string tones is the C root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 5G5
String 3G5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 10
String 5Fret 5
String 4Fret 10
String 3Fret 5
String 2Fret 1
String 1Fret 10

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 2, 5, 8, and 10, with the C root at fret 10. On the highest D string, the first C is at fret 10.

Fret 1D##9
Fret 2E3
Fret 5G5
Fret 8Bbb7
Fret 10C1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play C Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 1, 2, 5, 8, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets G on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest C root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the C root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 10, 5, 10, 5, 1, and 10, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

C Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning fretboard diagram
C Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D G D G B D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings