Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Major 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning

Eb Major 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning shows the same eb major 9 arpeggio chord tones across 7 strings tuned G D G C F A D. The seventh string adds lower chord-tone positions below a six-string layout while keeping the upper strings familiar.

Chord tones: Eb, G, Bb, D, F
Formula: 1 3 5 7 9
Semitones: 0 4 7 11 14
Chord symbols: Ebmaj9, EbM9
Tuning: G D G C F A D
Strings: 7
Open pitch range: G1 to D4
24-fret range: G1 to D6

Open strings and root positions

5 of the 7 open strings belong to Eb Major 9 Arpeggio: string 7 G (3), string 6 D (7), string 5 G (3), string 3 F (9), and string 1 D (7). None of those open-string tones is the Eb root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 7G3

String 6D7

String 5G3

String 3F9

String 1D7

First root on each string

String 7Fret 8

String 6Fret 1

String 5Fret 8

String 4Fret 3

String 3Fret 10

String 2Fret 6

String 1Fret 1

Low-string pattern

On the lowest G string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 7, 8, and 10, with the Eb root at fret 8. On the highest D string, the first Eb is at fret 1.

OpenG3

Fret 3Bb5

Fret 7D7

Fret 8Eb1

Fret 10F9

Practice this tuning-specific layout

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