Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning

F Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning shows the same f 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: F, A, C, E, G
Formula: 1 3 5 7 9
Semitones: 0 4 7 11 14
Chord symbols: Fmaj9, FM9
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

5 of the 6 open strings belong to F Major 9 Arpeggio: string 6 C (5), string 5 G (9), string 4 C (5), string 3 F (1), and string 2 A (3). F roots occur on open string 3.

String 6C5

String 5G9

String 4C5

String 3F1

String 2A3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 5

String 5Fret 10

String 4Fret 5

String 3Open

String 2Fret 8

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 4, 5, 7, and 9, with the F root at fret 5. On the highest D string, the first F is at fret 3.

OpenC5

Fret 4E7

Fret 5F1

Fret 7G9

Fret 9A3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play F Major 9 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 0, 4, 5, 7, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets C 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 5, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.