Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning

C Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning shows the same c major 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B F# B E G# C#. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: C, E, G, B, D
Formula: 1 3 5 7 9
Semitones: 0 4 7 11 14
Chord symbols: Cmaj9, CM9
Tuning: B F# B E G# C#
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: B1 to C#4
24-fret range: B1 to C#6

Open strings and root positions

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

String 6B7

String 4B7

String 3E3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 1

String 5Fret 6

String 4Fret 1

String 3Fret 8

String 2Fret 4

String 1Fret 11

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, and 8, with the C root at fret 1. On the highest C# string, the first C is at fret 11.

OpenB7

Fret 1C1

Fret 3D9

Fret 5E3

Fret 8G5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play C Major 9 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, and 8, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets B 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 1, 6, 1, 8, 4, and 11, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.