Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Minor 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning

G Minor 9 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same g minor 9 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. 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: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: Eb2 to Eb4
24-fret range: Eb2 to Eb6

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 4

String 5Fret 11

String 4Fret 6

String 3Fret 1

String 2Fret 9

String 1Fret 4

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 4, 6, 7, and 11, with the G root at fret 4. On the highest Eb string, the first G is at fret 4.

Fret 2Fb7

Fret 4G1

Fret 6A9

Fret 7Bbb3

Fret 11D5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play G Minor 9 Arpeggio on the low Eb string at frets 2, 4, 6, 7, and 11, 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 4, 11, 6, 1, 9, and 4, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.