Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

A Sus4 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning

A Sus4 Arpeggio in Drop D Tuning shows the same a sus4 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D A D G B E. 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: D A D G B E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: D2 to E4
24-fret range: D2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

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

String 6D4

String 5A1

String 4D4

String 1E5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 7

String 5Open

String 4Fret 7

String 3Fret 2

String 2Fret 10

String 1Fret 5

Low-string pattern

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

OpenD4

Fret 2E5

Fret 7A1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play A Sus4 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 0, 2, and 7, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets D on open string 6 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 7, 0, 7, 2, 10, and 5, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.