Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning

Eb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same eb dominant 7 flat 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: Eb, G, Bb, Db, Fb
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 b9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 13
Chord symbols: Eb7b9
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: Eb2 to Eb4
24-fret range: Eb2 to Eb6

Open strings and root positions

4 of the 6 open strings belong to Eb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio: string 6 Eb (1), string 4 Db (b7), string 2 Bb (5), and string 1 Eb (1). Eb roots occur on open strings 6 and 1.

String 6Eb1

String 4Dbb7

String 2Bb5

String 1Eb1

First root on each string

String 6Open

String 5Fret 7

String 4Fret 2

String 3Fret 9

String 2Fret 5

String 1Open

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 1, 4, 7, and 10, with the Eb root at fret 0. On the highest Eb string, the first Eb is at fret 0.

OpenEb1

Fret 1Fbb9

Fret 4G3

Fret 7Bb5

Fret 10Dbb7

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Eb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio on the low Eb string at frets 0, 1, 4, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Eb on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest Eb root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the Eb root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 0, 7, 2, 9, 5, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.