Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F Dominant 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning

F Dominant 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same f dominant 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: F, A, C, Eb, G
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 14
Chord symbols: F9
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: Eb2 to Eb4
24-fret range: Eb2 to Eb6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to F Dominant 9 Arpeggio: string 6 Eb (b7) and string 1 Eb (b7). None of those open-string tones is the F root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6Ebb7

String 1Ebb7

First root on each string

String 6Fret 2

String 5Fret 9

String 4Fret 4

String 3Fret 11

String 2Fret 7

String 1Fret 2

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, and 9, with the F root at fret 2. On the highest Eb string, the first F is at fret 2.

OpenEbb7

Fret 2F1

Fret 4G9

Fret 6A3

Fret 9C5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play F Dominant 9 Arpeggio on the low Eb string at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Eb on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest F root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the F root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 2, 9, 4, 11, 7, and 2, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.