Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning

E Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning shows the same e dominant 7 sharp 9 arpeggio chord tones across 7 strings tuned G D G C F A D. The seventh string adds lower chord-tone positions below a six-string layout while keeping the upper strings familiar.

Chord tones
E, G#, B, D, F##
Formula
1 3 5 b7 #9
Semitones
0 4 7 10 15
Chord symbols
E7#9
Tuning
G D G C F A D
Strings
7
Open pitch range
G1 to D4
24-fret range
G1 to D6

Open strings and root positions

4 of the 7 open strings belong to E Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 7 F## (#9), string 6 D (b7), string 5 F## (#9), 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 7F###9
String 6Db7
String 5F###9
String 1Db7

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest G string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 1, 4, 7, and 9, with the E root at fret 9. On the highest D string, the first E is at fret 2.

OpenF###9
Fret 1G#3
Fret 4B5
Fret 7Db7
Fret 9E1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

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

Fretboard diagram

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

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings