Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C# Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning

C# Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning shows the same c# major 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C G C F A D. 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: C G C F A D
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to D4
24-fret range: C2 to D6

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 6B#7

String 4B#7

String 3E#3

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 C 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 D string, the first C# is at fret 11.

OpenB#7

Fret 1C#1

Fret 3D#9

Fret 5E#3

Fret 8G#5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play C# Major 9 Arpeggio on the low C 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.