Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

D Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning

D Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning shows the same d 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: D, F#, A, C#, E
Formula: 1 3 5 7 9
Semitones: 0 4 7 11 14
Chord symbols: Dmaj9, DM9
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

3 of the 6 open strings belong to D Major 9 Arpeggio: string 5 F# (3), string 3 E (9), and string 1 C# (7). None of those open-string tones is the D root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 5F#3

String 3E9

String 1C#7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 8

String 4Fret 3

String 3Fret 10

String 2Fret 6

String 1Fret 1

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10, with the D root at fret 3. On the highest C# string, the first D is at fret 1.

Fret 2C#7

Fret 3D1

Fret 5E9

Fret 7F#3

Fret 10A5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play D Major 9 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets F# on open string 5 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, 8, 3, 10, 6, and 1, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.