Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning

Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning shows the same eb dominant 7 sharp 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D A D G A D. 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
D A D G A D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
D2 to D4
24-fret range
D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 6 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 6Fret 1
String 5Fret 6
String 4Fret 1
String 3Fret 8
String 2Fret 6
String 1Fret 1

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 4, 5, 8, and 11, with the Eb root at fret 1. On the highest D string, the first Eb is at fret 1.

Fret 1Eb1
Fret 4F##9
Fret 5G3
Fret 8Bb5
Fret 11Dbb7

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 1, 4, 5, 8, and 11, 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 6 through 1 at frets 1, 6, 1, 8, 6, and 1, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning fretboard diagram
Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D A D G A D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings