Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

D Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

D Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning shows the same d dominant 7 sharp 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B E A D F# B. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: D, F#, A, C, E#
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 #9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 15
Chord symbols: D7#9
Tuning: B E A D F# B
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: B1 to B3
24-fret range: B1 to B5

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to D Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 4 A (5), string 3 D (1), and string 2 F# (3). D roots occur on open string 3.

String 4A5

String 3D1

String 2F#3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 10

String 4Fret 5

String 3Open

String 2Fret 8

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 3, 6, 7, and 10, with the D root at fret 3. On the highest B string, the first D is at fret 3.

Fret 1Cb7

Fret 3D1

Fret 6E##9

Fret 7F#3

Fret 10A5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play D Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 1, 3, 6, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets A on open string 4 ring, then connect it to the nearest D root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the D root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 3, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.