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Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Minor Add9 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning

E Minor Add9 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning shows the same e minor add9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C F Bb Eb G C. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
E, G, B, F#
Formula
1 b3 5 9
Semitones
0 3 7 14
Chord symbols
Emadd9, Eminadd9
Tuning
C F Bb Eb G C
Strings
6
Open pitch range
C2 to C4
24-fret range
C2 to C6

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 6 open strings belong to E Minor Add9 Arpeggio: string 2 G (b3). None of those open-string tones is the E root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 2Gb3

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 4, 6, 7, and 11, with the E root at fret 4. On the highest C string, the first E is at fret 4.

Fret 4E1
Fret 6F#9
Fret 7Gb3
Fret 11B5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play E Minor Add9 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 4, 6, 7, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets G 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 4, 11, 6, 1, 9, and 4, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

E Minor Add9 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
E Minor Add9 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing C F Bb Eb G C.

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Reference pages

E Minor Add9 Guitar ArpeggioMain arpeggio referenceC Standard TuningTuning notes and range
E Minor Guitar ArpeggioC Standard TuningE Minor 9 Guitar ArpeggioC Standard TuningE Sus2 Guitar ArpeggioC Standard Tuning
E Natural Minor (Aeolian) Guitar ScaleC Standard TuningE Dorian Guitar ScaleC Standard TuningE Minor Pentatonic Guitar ScaleC Standard Tuning

Same arpeggio in other tunings

E Flat Standard TuningEb Ab Db Gb Bb EbD Standard TuningD G C F A DB 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 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