Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning

Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning shows the same eb dominant 7 sharp 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C# G# C# F# 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
C# G# C# F# A# D#
Strings
6
Open pitch range
C#2 to D#4
24-fret range
C#2 to D#6

Open strings and root positions

5 of the 6 open strings belong to Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 6 Db (b7), string 4 Db (b7), string 3 F# (#9), string 2 Bb (5), and string 1 Eb (1). Eb roots occur on open string 1.

String 6Dbb7
String 4Dbb7
String 3F##9
String 2Bb5
String 1Eb1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 2
String 5Fret 7
String 4Fret 2
String 3Fret 9
String 2Fret 5
String 1Open

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C# string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 2, 5, 6, and 9, with the Eb root at fret 2. On the highest D# string, the first Eb is at fret 0.

OpenDbb7
Fret 2Eb1
Fret 5F##9
Fret 6G3
Fret 9Bb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low C# string at frets 0, 2, 5, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets Db on open string 6 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 2, 7, 2, 9, 5, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning fretboard diagram
Eb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing C# G# C# F# A# D#.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings