Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

A Sus4 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

A Sus4 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning shows the same a sus4 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B E A D F# B. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: A, D, E
Formula: 1 4 5
Semitones: 0 5 7
Chord symbols: Asus4
Tuning: B E A D F# B
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: B1 to B3
24-fret range: B1 to B5

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to A Sus4 Arpeggio: string 5 E (5), string 4 A (1), and string 3 D (4). A roots occur on open string 4.

String 5E5

String 4A1

String 3D4

First root on each string

String 6Fret 10

String 5Fret 5

String 4Open

String 3Fret 7

String 2Fret 3

String 1Fret 10

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 5, and 10, with the A root at fret 10. On the highest B string, the first A is at fret 10.

Fret 3D4

Fret 5E5

Fret 10A1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play A Sus4 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 3, 5, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets E on open string 5 ring, then connect it to the nearest A root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the A root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 10, 5, 0, 7, 3, and 10, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.