Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning

Eb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Drop E Tuning shows the same eb dominant 7 flat 9 arpeggio chord tones across 8 strings tuned E B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the arpeggio into the lower register for wider-range chord tones and riff shapes.

Chord tones: Eb, G, Bb, Db, Fb
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 b9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 13
Chord symbols: Eb7b9
Tuning: E B E A D G B E
Strings: 8
Open pitch range: E1 to E4
24-fret range: E1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

4 of the 8 open strings belong to Eb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio: string 8 Fb (b9), string 6 Fb (b9), string 3 G (3), and string 1 Fb (b9). None of those open-string tones is the Eb root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 8Fbb9

String 6Fbb9

String 3G3

String 1Fbb9

First root on each string

String 8Fret 11

String 7Fret 4

String 6Fret 11

String 5Fret 6

String 4Fret 1

String 3Fret 8

String 2Fret 4

String 1Fret 11

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 6, 9, and 11, with the Eb root at fret 11. On the highest E string, the first Eb is at fret 11.

OpenFbb9

Fret 3G3

Fret 6Bb5

Fret 9Dbb7

Fret 11Eb1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Eb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 0, 3, 6, 9, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Fb on open string 8 ring, then connect it to the nearest Eb root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the Eb root positions on strings 8 through 1 at frets 11, 4, 11, 6, 1, 8, 4, and 11, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.