Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F# Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning

F# Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning shows the same f# major 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B F# B E G# C#. 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: F#maj9, F#M9
Tuning: B F# B E G# C#
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: B1 to C#4
24-fret range: B1 to C#6

Open strings and root positions

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

String 5F#1

String 2G#9

String 1C#5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 7

String 5Open

String 4Fret 7

String 3Fret 2

String 2Fret 10

String 1Fret 5

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 6, 7, 9, and 11, with the F# root at fret 7. On the highest C# string, the first F# is at fret 5.

Fret 2C#5

Fret 6E#7

Fret 7F#1

Fret 9G#9

Fret 11A#3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play F# Major 9 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 2, 6, 7, 9, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets F# 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 7, 0, 7, 2, 10, and 5, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.