Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Minor 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning

G Minor 9 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning shows the same g minor 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, Bb, D, F, A
Formula: 1 b3 5 b7 9
Semitones: 0 3 7 10 14
Chord symbols: Gm9, Gmin9
Tuning: C# G# C# F# A# D#
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C#2 to D#4
24-fret range: C#2 to D#6

Open strings and root positions

1 of the 6 open strings belong to G Minor 9 Arpeggio: string 2 Bb (b3). None of those open-string tones is the G root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 2Bbb3

First root on each string

String 6Fret 6

String 5Fret 11

String 4Fret 6

String 3Fret 1

String 2Fret 9

String 1Fret 4

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C# string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 4, 6, 8, and 9, with the G root at fret 6. On the highest D# string, the first G is at fret 4.

Fret 1D5

Fret 4Fb7

Fret 6G1

Fret 8A9

Fret 9Bbb3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play G Minor 9 Arpeggio on the low C# string at frets 1, 4, 6, 8, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Bb on open string 2 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 6, 11, 6, 1, 9, and 4, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.