Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning

G Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same g dominant 7 flat 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
G, B, D, F, Ab
Formula
1 3 5 b7 b9
Semitones
0 4 7 10 13
Chord symbols
G7b9
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

1 of the 6 open strings belong to G Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio: string 5 Ab (b9). None of those open-string tones is the G root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 5Abb9

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 Eb string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 4, 5, 8, and 11, with the G root at fret 4. On the highest Eb string, the first G is at fret 4.

Fret 2Fb7
Fret 4G1
Fret 5Abb9
Fret 8B3
Fret 11D5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play G Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio on the low Eb string at frets 2, 4, 5, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets Ab on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest G root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the G 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

G Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
G Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings