Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning

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

Chord tones
Eb, G, Bb, Db, F#
Formula
1 3 5 b7 #9
Semitones
0 4 7 10 15
Chord symbols
Eb7#9
Tuning
A E A D G B E
Strings
7
Open pitch range
A1 to E4
24-fret range
A1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

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

String 3G3

First root on each string

String 7Fret 6
String 6Fret 11
String 5Fret 6
String 4Fret 1
String 3Fret 8
String 2Fret 4
String 1Fret 11

Low-string pattern

On the lowest A string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 4, 6, 9, and 10, with the Eb root at fret 6. On the highest E string, the first Eb is at fret 11.

Fret 1Bb5
Fret 4Dbb7
Fret 6Eb1
Fret 9F##9
Fret 10G3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low A string at frets 1, 4, 6, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets G on open string 3 ring, then connect it to the nearest Eb root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the Eb root positions on strings 7 through 1 at frets 6, 11, 6, 1, 8, 4, and 11, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

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

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings