Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

B Sus4 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning

B Sus4 Arpeggio in Open A Tuning shows the same b sus4 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned E A E A C# E. 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: E A E A C# E
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: E2 to E4
24-fret range: E2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to B Sus4 Arpeggio: string 6 E (4), string 4 E (4), and string 1 E (4). None of those open-string tones is the B root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6E4

String 4E4

String 1E4

First root on each string

String 6Fret 7

String 5Fret 2

String 4Fret 7

String 3Fret 2

String 2Fret 10

String 1Fret 7

Low-string pattern

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

OpenE4

Fret 2F#5

Fret 7B1

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play B Sus4 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 0, 2, and 7, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets E on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest B root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the B root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 7, 2, 7, 2, 10, and 7, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.