Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

D Dominant 9 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning

D Dominant 9 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning shows the same d dominant 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: D, F#, A, C, E
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 14
Chord symbols: D9
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

4 of the 6 open strings belong to D Dominant 9 Arpeggio: string 6 C (b7), string 4 C (b7), string 2 C (b7), and string 1 E (9). None of those open-string tones is the D root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6Cb7

String 4Cb7

String 2Cb7

String 1E9

First root on each string

String 6Fret 2

String 5Fret 7

String 4Fret 2

String 3Fret 7

String 2Fret 2

String 1Fret 10

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, and 9, with the D root at fret 2. On the highest E string, the first D is at fret 10.

OpenCb7

Fret 2D1

Fret 4E9

Fret 6F#3

Fret 9A5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play D Dominant 9 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets C on open string 6 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 2, 7, 2, 7, 2, and 10, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.