Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Major 9 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning

Eb Major 9 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning shows the same eb major 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned E A E A C# E. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
Eb, G, Bb, D, F
Formula
1 3 5 7 9
Semitones
0 4 7 11 14
Chord symbols
Ebmaj9, EbM9
Tuning
E A E A C# E
Strings
6
Open pitch range
E2 to E4
24-fret range
E2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

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

First root on each string

String 6Fret 11
String 5Fret 6
String 4Fret 11
String 3Fret 6
String 2Fret 2
String 1Fret 11

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 3, 6, 10, and 11, with the Eb root at fret 11. On the highest E string, the first Eb is at fret 11.

Fret 1F9
Fret 3G3
Fret 6Bb5
Fret 10D7
Fret 11Eb1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play Eb Major 9 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 1, 3, 6, 10, 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 11, 6, 11, 6, 2, and 11, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

Eb Major 9 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning fretboard diagram
Eb Major 9 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing E A E A C# E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings