Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning

G Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning shows the same g dominant 7 flat 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C G C G C E. 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: C G C G C E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to E4
24-fret range: C2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to G Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio: string 5 G (1) and string 3 G (1). G roots occur on open strings 5 and 3.

String 5G1

String 3G1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 7

String 5Open

String 4Fret 7

String 3Open

String 2Fret 7

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 5, 7, 8, and 11, with the G root at fret 7. On the highest E string, the first G is at fret 3.

Fret 2D5

Fret 5Fb7

Fret 7G1

Fret 8Abb9

Fret 11B3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play G Dominant 7 Flat 9 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 2, 5, 7, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets G on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest G root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the G root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 7, 0, 7, 0, 7, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.