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Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Major 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Standard Tuning

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

Chord tones
E, G#, B, D#, F#
Formula
1 3 5 7 9
Semitones
0 4 7 11 14
Chord symbols
Emaj9, EM9
Tuning
B E A D G B E
Strings
7
Open pitch range
B1 to E4
24-fret range
B1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

4 of the 7 open strings belong to E Major 9 Arpeggio: string 7 B (5), string 6 E (1), string 2 B (5), and string 1 E (1). E roots occur on open strings 6 and 1.

String 7B5
String 6E1
String 2B5
String 1E1

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 4, 5, 7, and 9, with the E root at fret 5. On the highest E string, the first E is at fret 0.

OpenB5
Fret 4D#7
Fret 5E1
Fret 7F#9
Fret 9G#3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play E Major 9 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 0, 4, 5, 7, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets B on open string 7 ring, then connect it to the nearest E root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the E root positions on strings 7 through 1 at frets 5, 0, 7, 2, 9, 5, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

E Major 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
E Major 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing B E A D G B E.

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Reference pages

E Major 9 Guitar ArpeggioMain arpeggio reference7-String Standard TuningTuning notes and range
E Major 7 Guitar Arpeggio7-String Standard TuningE Major Add9 Guitar Arpeggio7-String Standard TuningE Dominant 9 Guitar Arpeggio7-String Standard Tuning
E Major (Ionian) Guitar Scale7-String Standard TuningE Lydian Guitar Scale7-String 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 CB Standard TuningB E A D F# BDrop 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 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