Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Dominant 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Standard Tuning

G Dominant 9 Arpeggio in 8-String Standard Tuning shows the same g dominant 9 arpeggio chord tones across 8 strings tuned F# B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the arpeggio into the lower register for wider-range chord tones and riff shapes.

Chord tones: G, B, D, F, A
Formula: 1 3 5 b7 9
Semitones: 0 4 7 10 14
Chord symbols: G9
Tuning: F# B E A D G B E
Strings: 8
Open pitch range: F#1 to E4
24-fret range: F#1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

5 of the 8 open strings belong to G Dominant 9 Arpeggio: string 7 B (3), string 5 A (9), string 4 D (5), string 3 G (1), and string 2 B (3). G roots occur on open string 3.

String 7B3

String 5A9

String 4D5

String 3G1

String 2B3

First root on each string

String 8Fret 1

String 7Fret 8

String 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 10

String 4Fret 5

String 3Open

String 2Fret 8

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest F# string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 3, 5, 8, and 11, with the G root at fret 1. On the highest E string, the first G is at fret 3.

Fret 1G1

Fret 3A9

Fret 5B3

Fret 8D5

Fret 11Fb7

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play G Dominant 9 Arpeggio on the low F# string at frets 1, 3, 5, 8, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets B on open string 7 ring, then connect it to the nearest G root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the G root positions on strings 8 through 1 at frets 1, 8, 3, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.