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Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Major 9 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning

E Major 9 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning shows the same e major 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D G D G B 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
D G D G B D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
D2 to D4
24-fret range
D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 6 open strings belong to E Major 9 Arpeggio: string 2 B (5). None of those open-string tones is the E root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 2B5

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, and 9, with the E root at fret 2. On the highest D string, the first E is at fret 2.

Fret 1D#7
Fret 2E1
Fret 4F#9
Fret 6G#3
Fret 9B5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play E Major 9 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets B on open string 2 ring, then connect it to the nearest E root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the E root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 2, 9, 2, 9, 5, and 2, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

E Major 9 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning fretboard diagram
E Major 9 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D G D G B D.

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Reference pages

E Major 9 Guitar ArpeggioMain arpeggio referenceOpen G TuningTuning notes and range
E Major 7 Guitar ArpeggioOpen G TuningE Major Add9 Guitar ArpeggioOpen G TuningE Dominant 9 Guitar ArpeggioOpen G Tuning
E Major (Ionian) Guitar ScaleOpen G TuningE Lydian Guitar ScaleOpen G 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 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