Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning

G Major 9 Arpeggio in Drop C Tuning shows the same g major 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C G C F A D. 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: C G C F A D
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to D4
24-fret range: C2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to G Major 9 Arpeggio: string 5 G (1), string 2 A (9), and string 1 D (5). G roots occur on open string 5.

String 5G1

String 2A9

String 1D5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 7

String 5Open

String 4Fret 7

String 3Fret 2

String 2Fret 10

String 1Fret 5

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 6, 7, 9, and 11, with the G root at fret 7. On the highest D string, the first G is at fret 5.

Fret 2D5

Fret 6F#7

Fret 7G1

Fret 9A9

Fret 11B3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play G Major 9 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 2, 6, 7, 9, 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, 2, 10, and 5, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.