Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C# Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning

C# Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning shows the same c# dominant 7 sharp 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C G C G C 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 #9
Semitones
0 4 7 10 15
Chord symbols
C#7#9
Tuning
C G C G C E
Strings
6
Open pitch range
C2 to E4
24-fret range
C2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 6 open strings belong to C# Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 1 D## (#9). None of those open-string tones is the C# root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 1D###9

First root on each string

String 6Fret 1
String 5Fret 6
String 4Fret 1
String 3Fret 6
String 2Fret 1
String 1Fret 9

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 4, 5, 8, and 11, with the C# root at fret 1. On the highest E string, the first C# is at fret 9.

Fret 1C#1
Fret 4D###9
Fret 5E#3
Fret 8G#5
Fret 11Bb7

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play C# Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 1, 4, 5, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets D## on open string 1 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 1, 6, 1, 6, 1, and 9, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

C# Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning fretboard diagram
C# Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing C G C G C E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings