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#, E, G#
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 14
Chord symbols: F#9
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

4 of the 6 open strings belong to F# Dominant 9 Arpeggio: 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 5G#9

String 4C#5

String 3F#1

String 2A#3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 10

String 4Fret 5

String 3Open

String 2Fret 8

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10, with the F# root at fret 3. On the highest Eb string, the first F# is at fret 3.

Fret 1Eb7

Fret 3F#1

Fret 5G#9

Fret 7A#3

Fret 10C#5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play F# Dominant 9 Arpeggio on the low Eb string at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets G# on open string 5 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 3, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.