Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning shows the same eb dominant 7 sharp 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B E A D F# B. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
Eb, G, Bb, Db, F#
Formula
1 3 5 b7 #9
Semitones
0 4 7 10 15
Chord symbols
Eb7#9
Tuning
B E A D F# B
Strings
6
Open pitch range
B1 to B3
24-fret range
B1 to B5

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 6 open strings belong to Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 2 F# (#9). None of those open-string tones is the Eb root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 2F##9

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

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

Fret 2Dbb7
Fret 4Eb1
Fret 7F##9
Fret 8G3
Fret 11Bb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

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

Fretboard diagram

Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing B E A D F# B.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings