Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C# Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning

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

Chord tones: C#, E#, G#, B, D
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 b9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 13
Chord symbols: C#7b9
Tuning: E B E G# B 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 C# Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio: string 5 B (b7), string 3 G# (5), and string 2 B (b7). None of those open-string tones is the C# root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 5Bb7

String 3G#5

String 2Bb7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 9

String 5Fret 2

String 4Fret 9

String 3Fret 5

String 2Fret 2

String 1Fret 9

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 4, 7, 9, and 10, with the C# root at fret 9. On the highest E string, the first C# is at fret 9.

Fret 1E#3

Fret 4G#5

Fret 7Bb7

Fret 9C#1

Fret 10Db9

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play C# Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 1, 4, 7, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets B on open string 5 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 9, 2, 9, 5, 2, and 9, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.