Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C Dominant 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning

C Dominant 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning shows the same c dominant 9 arpeggio chord tones across 8 strings tuned E B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the arpeggio into the lower register for wider-range chord tones and riff shapes.

Chord tones: C, E, G, Bb, D
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 14
Chord symbols: C9
Tuning: E B E A D G B E
Strings: 8
Open pitch range: E1 to E4
24-fret range: E1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

5 of the 8 open strings belong to C Dominant 9 Arpeggio: string 8 E (3), string 6 E (3), string 4 D (9), string 3 G (5), 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 8E3

String 6E3

String 4D9

String 3G5

String 1E3

First root on each string

String 8Fret 8

String 7Fret 1

String 6Fret 8

String 5Fret 3

String 4Fret 10

String 3Fret 5

String 2Fret 1

String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 6, 8, and 10, 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 10D9

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play C Dominant 9 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 0, 3, 6, 8, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets E on open string 8 ring, then connect it to the nearest C root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the C root positions on strings 8 through 1 at frets 8, 1, 8, 3, 10, 5, 1, and 8, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.