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: C#maj9, C#M9
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

2 of the 6 open strings belong to C# Major 9 Arpeggio: string 2 G# (5) and string 1 C# (1). C# roots occur on open string 1.

String 2G#5

String 1C#1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 2

String 5Fret 7

String 4Fret 2

String 3Fret 9

String 2Fret 5

String 1Open

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, and 9, with the C# root at fret 2. On the highest C# string, the first C# is at fret 0.

Fret 1B#7

Fret 2C#1

Fret 4D#9

Fret 6E#3

Fret 9G#5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play C# Major 9 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets G# on open string 2 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 2, 7, 2, 9, 5, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.