Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

D Sus4 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning

D Sus4 Arpeggio in Drop B Tuning shows the same d sus4 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B F# B E G# C#. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones: D, G, A
Formula: 1 4 5
Semitones: 0 5 7
Chord symbols: Dsus4
Tuning: B F# B E G# C#
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: B1 to C#4
24-fret range: B1 to C#6

Open strings and root positions

None of the 6 open strings belongs to D Sus4 Arpeggio. Every arpeggio tone must therefore be fretted, beginning with the first available tone on the low B string.

First root on each string

String 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 8

String 4Fret 3

String 3Fret 10

String 2Fret 6

String 1Fret 1

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 3, 8, and 10, with the D root at fret 3. On the highest C# string, the first D is at fret 1.

Fret 3D1

Fret 8G4

Fret 10A5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play D Sus4 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 3, 8, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest D root each time the line changes strings.
Connect the D root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 3, 8, 3, 10, 6, and 1, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.