Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

D Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning

D Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning shows the same d dominant 7 sharp 9 arpeggio chord tones across 8 strings tuned E B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the arpeggio into the lower register for wider-range chord tones and riff shapes.

Chord tones
D, F#, A, C, E#
Formula
1 3 5 b7 #9
Semitones
0 4 7 10 15
Chord symbols
D7#9
Tuning
E B E A D G B E
Strings
8
Open pitch range
E1 to E4
24-fret range
E1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 8 open strings belong to D Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 5 A (5) and string 4 D (1). D roots occur on open string 4.

String 5A5
String 4D1

First root on each string

String 8Fret 10
String 7Fret 3
String 6Fret 10
String 5Fret 5
String 4Open
String 3Fret 7
String 2Fret 3
String 1Fret 10

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 2, 5, 8, and 10, with the D root at fret 10. On the highest E string, the first D is at fret 10.

Fret 1E##9
Fret 2F#3
Fret 5A5
Fret 8Cb7
Fret 10D1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play D Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 1, 2, 5, 8, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets A on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest D root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the D root positions on strings 8 through 1 at frets 10, 3, 10, 5, 0, 7, 3, and 10, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

D Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning fretboard diagram
D Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing E B E A D G B E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings