Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F# Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning

F# Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning shows the same f# major 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D A D G B E. 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: D A D G B E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: D2 to E4
24-fret range: D2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

None of the 6 open strings belongs to F# Major 9 Arpeggio. Every arpeggio tone must therefore be fretted, beginning with the first available tone on the low D string.

First root on each string

String 6Fret 4

String 5Fret 9

String 4Fret 4

String 3Fret 11

String 2Fret 7

String 1Fret 2

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 4, 6, 8, and 11, with the F# root at fret 4. On the highest E string, the first F# is at fret 2.

Fret 3E#7

Fret 4F#1

Fret 6G#9

Fret 8A#3

Fret 11C#5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play F# Major 9 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 3, 4, 6, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest F# root each time the line changes strings.
Connect the F# root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 4, 9, 4, 11, 7, and 2, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.