Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

C Sus2 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning

C Sus2 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning shows the same c sus2 arpeggio chord tones across 7 strings tuned A E A D G B E. The seventh string adds lower chord-tone positions below a six-string layout while keeping the upper strings familiar.

Chord tones
C, D, G
Formula
1 2 5
Semitones
0 2 7
Chord symbols
Csus2
Tuning
A E A D G B E
Strings
7
Open pitch range
A1 to E4
24-fret range
A1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 7 open strings belong to C Sus2 Arpeggio: string 4 D (2) and string 3 G (5). None of those open-string tones is the C root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 4D2
String 3G5

First root on each string

String 7Fret 3
String 6Fret 8
String 5Fret 3
String 4Fret 10
String 3Fret 5
String 2Fret 1
String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest A string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 5, and 10, with the C root at fret 3. On the highest E string, the first C is at fret 8.

Fret 3C1
Fret 5D2
Fret 10G5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play C Sus2 Arpeggio on the low A string at frets 3, 5, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets D on open string 4 ring, then connect it to the nearest C root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the C root positions on strings 7 through 1 at frets 3, 8, 3, 10, 5, 1, and 8, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

C Sus2 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning fretboard diagram
C Sus2 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing A E A D G B E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings