Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Dominant 9 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning

Eb Dominant 9 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning shows the same eb dominant 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C F Bb Eb G C. 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: C F Bb Eb G C
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to C4
24-fret range: C2 to C6

Open strings and root positions

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

String 5F9

String 4Bb5

String 3Eb1

String 2G3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 10

String 4Fret 5

String 3Open

String 2Fret 8

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10, with the Eb root at fret 3. On the highest C string, the first Eb is at fret 3.

Fret 1Dbb7

Fret 3Eb1

Fret 5F9

Fret 7G3

Fret 10Bb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play Eb Dominant 9 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets F on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest Eb root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the Eb root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 3, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.