Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F# Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning

F# Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning shows the same f# dominant 7 sharp 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D 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 b7 #9
Semitones
0 4 7 10 15
Chord symbols
F#7#9
Tuning
D G C F A 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 F# Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 2 G## (#9). None of those open-string tones is the F# root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 2G###9

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 D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 4, 7, 8, and 11, with the F# root at fret 4. On the highest D string, the first F# is at fret 4.

Fret 2Eb7
Fret 4F#1
Fret 7G###9
Fret 8A#3
Fret 11C#5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play F# Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 2, 4, 7, 8, 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 F# root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the F# 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

F# Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
F# Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D G C F A D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings