Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Sus4 Arpeggio in D Standard Tuning

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

Chord tones: B, E, F#
Formula: 1 4 5
Semitones: 0 5 7
Chord symbols: Bsus4
Tuning: D G C F A 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 B Sus4 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 9

String 5Fret 4

String 4Fret 11

String 3Fret 6

String 2Fret 2

String 1Fret 9

Low-string pattern

On the lowest D string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 4, and 9, with the B root at fret 9. On the highest D string, the first B is at fret 9.

Fret 2E4

Fret 4F#5

Fret 9B1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play B Sus4 Arpeggio on the low D string at frets 2, 4, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest B root each time the line changes strings.
Connect the B root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 9, 4, 11, 6, 2, and 9, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.