Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F# Minor 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

F# Minor 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning shows the same f# minor 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B E A D F# B. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: F#, A, C#, E, G#
Formula: 1 b3 5 b7 9
Semitones: 0 3 7 10 14
Chord symbols: F#m9, F#min9
Tuning: B E A D F# B
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: B1 to B3
24-fret range: B1 to B5

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to F# Minor 9 Arpeggio: string 5 E (b7), string 4 A (b3), and string 2 F# (1). F# roots occur on open string 2.

String 5Eb7

String 4Ab3

String 2F#1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 7

String 5Fret 2

String 4Fret 9

String 3Fret 4

String 2Open

String 1Fret 7

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 5, 7, 9, and 10, with the F# root at fret 7. On the highest B string, the first F# is at fret 7.

Fret 2C#5

Fret 5Eb7

Fret 7F#1

Fret 9G#9

Fret 10Ab3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play F# Minor 9 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 2, 5, 7, 9, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets E 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, 2, 9, 4, 0, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.