Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

A Sus2 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning

A Sus2 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning shows the same a sus2 arpeggio chord tones across 7 strings tuned A E A D G B E. The seventh string adds lower chord-tone positions below a six-string layout while keeping the upper strings familiar.

Chord tones
A, B, E
Formula
1 2 5
Semitones
0 2 7
Chord symbols
Asus2
Tuning
A E A D G B E
Strings
7
Open pitch range
A1 to E4
24-fret range
A1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

5 of the 7 open strings belong to A Sus2 Arpeggio: string 7 A (1), string 6 E (5), string 5 A (1), string 2 B (2), and string 1 E (5). A roots occur on open strings 7 and 5.

String 7A1
String 6E5
String 5A1
String 2B2
String 1E5

First root on each string

String 7Open
String 6Fret 5
String 5Open
String 4Fret 7
String 3Fret 2
String 2Fret 10
String 1Fret 5

Low-string pattern

On the lowest A string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 2, and 7, with the A root at fret 0. On the highest E string, the first A is at fret 5.

OpenA1
Fret 2B2
Fret 7E5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play A Sus2 Arpeggio on the low A string at frets 0, 2, and 7, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets A on open string 7 ring, then connect it to the nearest A root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the A root positions on strings 7 through 1 at frets 0, 5, 0, 7, 2, 10, and 5, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

A Sus2 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning fretboard diagram
A Sus2 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing A E A D G B E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings