Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Bb Sus2 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning

Bb Sus2 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning shows the same bb sus2 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned D G D G B D. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
Bb, C, F
Formula
1 2 5
Semitones
0 2 7
Chord symbols
Bbsus2
Tuning
D G D G B D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
D2 to D4
24-fret range
D2 to D6

Open strings and root positions

None of the 6 open strings belongs to Bb Sus2 Arpeggio. Every arpeggio tone must therefore be fretted, beginning with the first available tone on the low D string.

First root on each string

String 6Fret 8
String 5Fret 3
String 4Fret 8
String 3Fret 3
String 2Fret 11
String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 8, and 10, with the Bb root at fret 8. On the highest D string, the first Bb is at fret 8.

Fret 3F5
Fret 8Bb1
Fret 10C2

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play Bb Sus2 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 3, 8, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest Bb root each time the line changes strings.
  3. Connect the Bb root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 8, 3, 8, 3, 11, and 8, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

Bb Sus2 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning fretboard diagram
Bb Sus2 Arpeggio in Open G Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing D G D G B D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings