Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram
A Sus2 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning
A Sus2 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning shows the same a sus2 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
- A, B, E
- Formula
- 1 2 5
- Semitones
- 0 2 7
- Chord symbols
- Asus2
- 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
None of the 6 open strings belongs to A Sus2 Arpeggio. Every arpeggio tone must therefore be fretted, beginning with the first available tone on the low C# string.
First root on each string
String 6Fret 8
String 5Fret 1
String 4Fret 8
String 3Fret 3
String 2Fret 11
String 1Fret 6
Low-string pattern
On the lowest C# string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 8, and 10, with the A root at fret 8. On the highest D# string, the first A is at fret 6.
Fret 3E5
Fret 8A1
Fret 10B2
Practice this tuning-specific layout
- Play A Sus2 Arpeggio on the low C# string at frets 3, 8, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
- Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest A root each time the line changes strings.
- Connect the A root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 8, 1, 8, 3, 11, and 6, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.
Fretboard diagram
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Same arpeggio in other tunings
E Flat Standard TuningEb Ab Db Gb Bb EbD Standard TuningD G C F A DC Standard TuningC F Bb Eb G CB Standard TuningB E A D F# BDrop D TuningD A D G B EDrop C TuningC G C F A DDrop B TuningB F# B E G# C#DADGAD TuningD A D G A DOpen E TuningE B E G# B EOpen D TuningD A D F# A DOpen G TuningD G D G B DOpen C TuningC G C G C EOpen A TuningE A E A C# E7-String Standard TuningB E A D G B E7-String Drop A TuningA E A D G B E7-String Drop G TuningG D G C F A D8-String Standard TuningF# B E A D G B E8-String Drop E TuningE B E A D G B E