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Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Dominant 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

Eb Dominant 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning shows the same eb dominant 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 14
Chord symbols
Eb9
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

None of the 6 open strings belongs to Eb Dominant 9 Arpeggio. Every arpeggio tone must therefore be fretted, beginning with the first available tone on the low B string.

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, 6, 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 6F9
Fret 8G3
Fret 11Bb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play Eb Dominant 9 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 2, 4, 6, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest Eb root each time the line changes strings.
  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 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
Eb Dominant 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing B E A D F# B.

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Reference pages

Eb Dominant 9 Guitar ArpeggioMain arpeggio referenceB Standard TuningTuning notes and range
Eb Dominant 7 Guitar ArpeggioB Standard TuningEb Dominant 7 Flat 9 Guitar ArpeggioB Standard TuningEb Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Guitar ArpeggioB Standard Tuning
Eb Mixolydian Guitar ScaleB Standard TuningEb Major Blues Guitar ScaleB Standard Tuning

Same arpeggio in other tunings

E Flat Standard TuningEb Ab Db Gb Bb EbD Standard TuningD G C F A DC Standard TuningC F Bb Eb G CDrop D TuningD A D G B EDrop C# TuningC# G# C# F# A# D#Drop C TuningC G C F A DDrop B TuningB F# B E G# C#DADGAD TuningD A D G A DOpen E TuningE B E G# B EOpen D TuningD A D F# A DOpen G TuningD G D G B DOpen C TuningC G C G C EOpen A TuningE A E A C# E7-String Standard TuningB E A D G B E7-String Drop A TuningA E A D G B E7-String Drop G TuningG D G C F A D8-String Standard TuningF# B E A D G B E8-String Drop E TuningE B E A D G B E