Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Sus2 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning

B Sus2 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning shows the same b 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
B, C#, F#
Formula
1 2 5
Semitones
0 2 7
Chord symbols
Bsus2
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

3 of the 6 open strings belong to B Sus2 Arpeggio: string 6 C# (2), string 4 C# (2), and string 3 F# (5). None of those open-string tones is the B root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6C#2
String 4C#2
String 3F#5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 10
String 5Fret 3
String 4Fret 10
String 3Fret 5
String 2Fret 1
String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C# string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 5, and 10, with the B root at fret 10. On the highest D# string, the first B is at fret 8.

OpenC#2
Fret 5F#5
Fret 10B1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play B Sus2 Arpeggio on the low C# string at frets 0, 5, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets C# on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest B root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the B root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 10, 3, 10, 5, 1, and 8, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

B Sus2 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning fretboard diagram
B Sus2 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing C# G# C# F# A# D#.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings