Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram
G Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning
G Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning shows the same g dominant 7 sharp 9 arpeggio chord tones across 7 strings tuned A E A D G B E. The seventh string adds lower chord-tone positions below a six-string layout while keeping the upper strings familiar.
- Chord tones
- G, B, D, F, A#
- Formula
- 1 3 5 b7 #9
- Semitones
- 0 4 7 10 15
- Chord symbols
- G7#9
- Tuning
- A E A D G B E
- Strings
- 7
- Open pitch range
- A1 to E4
- 24-fret range
- A1 to E6
Open strings and root positions
3 of the 7 open strings belong to G Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio: string 4 D (5), string 3 G (1), and string 2 B (3). G roots occur on open string 3.
First root on each string
Low-string pattern
On the lowest A string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 2, 5, 8, and 10, with the G root at fret 10. On the highest E string, the first G is at fret 3.
Practice this tuning-specific layout
- Play G Dominant 7 Sharp 9 Arpeggio on the low A string at frets 1, 2, 5, 8, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
- Build a phrase that lets D on open string 4 ring, then connect it to the nearest G root and two other arpeggio tones.
- Connect the G root positions on strings 7 through 1 at frets 10, 3, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.
Fretboard diagram
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