Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning

F Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning shows the same f dominant 7 flat 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D A D G A D. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
F, A, C, Eb, Gb
Formula
1 3 5 b7 b9
Semitones
0 4 7 10 13
Chord symbols
F7b9
Tuning
D A D G A D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
D2 to D4
24-fret range
D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to F Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio: string 5 A (3) and string 2 A (3). None of those open-string tones is the F root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 5A3
String 2A3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 3
String 5Fret 8
String 4Fret 3
String 3Fret 10
String 2Fret 8
String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 3, 4, 7, and 10, with the F root at fret 3. On the highest D string, the first F is at fret 3.

Fret 1Ebb7
Fret 3F1
Fret 4Gbb9
Fret 7A3
Fret 10C5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play F Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 1, 3, 4, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets A on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest F root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the F root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 3, 8, 3, 10, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

F Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning fretboard diagram
F Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in DADGAD Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D A D G A D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings