Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

D Sus4 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning

D Sus4 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop A Tuning shows the same d sus4 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: D, G, A
Formula: 1 4 5
Semitones: 0 5 7
Chord symbols: Dsus4
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

4 of the 7 open strings belong to D Sus4 Arpeggio: string 7 A (5), string 5 A (5), string 4 D (1), and string 3 G (4). D roots occur on open string 4.

String 7A5

String 5A5

String 4D1

String 3G4

First root on each string

String 7Fret 5

String 6Fret 10

String 5Fret 5

String 4Open

String 3Fret 7

String 2Fret 3

String 1Fret 10

Low-string pattern

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

OpenA5

Fret 5D1

Fret 10G4

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play D Sus4 Arpeggio on the low A string at frets 0, 5, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets A on open string 7 ring, then connect it to the nearest D root and two other arpeggio tones.
Connect the D root positions on strings 7 through 1 at frets 5, 10, 5, 0, 7, 3, and 10, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.