Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Major 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

G Major 9 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning shows the same g major 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: G, B, D, F#, A
Formula: 1 3 5 7 9
Semitones: 0 4 7 11 14
Chord symbols: Gmaj9, GM9
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

5 of the 6 open strings belong to G Major 9 Arpeggio: string 6 B (3), string 4 A (9), string 3 D (5), string 2 F# (7), and string 1 B (3). None of those open-string tones is the G root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6B3

String 4A9

String 3D5

String 2F#7

String 1B3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 8

String 5Fret 3

String 4Fret 10

String 3Fret 5

String 2Fret 1

String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 7, 8, and 10, with the G root at fret 8. On the highest B string, the first G is at fret 8.

OpenB3

Fret 3D5

Fret 7F#7

Fret 8G1

Fret 10A9

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play G Major 9 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 0, 3, 7, 8, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets B on open string 6 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 8, 3, 10, 5, 1, and 8, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.