Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning

E Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning shows the same e dominant 7 sharp 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: E, G#, B, D, F##
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 #9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 15
Chord symbols: E7#9
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

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

String 5F###9

String 3F###9

String 1E1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 4

String 5Fret 9

String 4Fret 4

String 3Fret 9

String 2Fret 4

String 1Open

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 4, 7, 8, and 11, with the E root at fret 4. On the highest E string, the first E is at fret 0.

Fret 2Db7

Fret 4E1

Fret 7F###9

Fret 8G#3

Fret 11B5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play E Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 2, 4, 7, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets F## on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest E root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the E root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 4, 9, 4, 9, 4, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.