Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning

E Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning shows the same e major 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C# G# C# F# A# D#. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: E, G#, B, D#, F#
Formula: 1 3 5 7 9
Semitones: 0 4 7 11 14
Chord symbols: Emaj9, EM9
Tuning: C# G# C# F# A# D#
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C#2 to D#4
24-fret range: C#2 to D#6

Open strings and root positions

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

String 5G#3

String 3F#9

String 1D#7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 8

String 4Fret 3

String 3Fret 10

String 2Fret 6

String 1Fret 1

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C# string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10, with the E root at fret 3. On the highest D# string, the first E is at fret 1.

Fret 2D#7

Fret 3E1

Fret 5F#9

Fret 7G#3

Fret 10B5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play E Major 9 Arpeggio on the low C# string at frets 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets G# on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest E root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the E root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 3, 8, 3, 10, 6, and 1, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.