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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
C2 to D4
24-fret range
C2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

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

First root on each string

String 6Fret 4
String 5Fret 9
String 4Fret 4
String 3Fret 11
String 2Fret 7
String 1Fret 2

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 4, 6, 8, and 11, with the E root at fret 4. On the highest D string, the first E is at fret 2.

Fret 3D#7
Fret 4E1
Fret 6F#9
Fret 8G#3
Fret 11B5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play E Major 9 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 3, 4, 6, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest E root each time the line changes strings.
  3. Connect the E root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 4, 9, 4, 11, 7, and 2, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

E Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning fretboard diagram
E Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing C G C F A D.

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Reference pages

E Major 9 Guitar ArpeggioMain arpeggio referenceDrop C TuningTuning notes and range
E Major 7 Guitar ArpeggioDrop C TuningE Major Add9 Guitar ArpeggioDrop C TuningE Dominant 9 Guitar ArpeggioDrop C Tuning
E Major (Ionian) Guitar ScaleDrop C TuningE Lydian Guitar ScaleDrop C 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 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 Standard TuningB E A D G B 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