Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning

E Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning shows the same e dominant 7 flat 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D G C F A D. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
E, G#, B, D, F
Formula
1 3 5 b7 b9
Semitones
0 4 7 10 13
Chord symbols
E7b9
Tuning
D G C F A D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
D2 to D4
24-fret range
D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to E Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio: string 6 D (b7), string 3 F (b9), and string 1 D (b7). None of those open-string tones is the E root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6Db7
String 3Fb9
String 1Db7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 2
String 5Fret 9
String 4Fret 4
String 3Fret 11
String 2Fret 7
String 1Fret 2

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, and 9, with the E root at fret 2. On the highest D string, the first E is at fret 2.

OpenDb7
Fret 2E1
Fret 3Fb9
Fret 6G#3
Fret 9B5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play E Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets D on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest E root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the E root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 2, 9, 4, 11, 7, and 2, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

E Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
E Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D G C F A D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings