Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

Eb Sus4 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning

Eb Sus4 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same eb sus4 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
Eb, Ab, Bb
Formula
1 4 5
Semitones
0 5 7
Chord symbols
Ebsus4
Tuning
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Strings
6
Open pitch range
Eb2 to Eb4
24-fret range
Eb2 to Eb6

Open strings and root positions

4 of the 6 open strings belong to Eb Sus4 Arpeggio: string 6 Eb (1), string 5 Ab (4), string 2 Bb (5), and string 1 Eb (1). Eb roots occur on open strings 6 and 1.

String 6Eb1
String 5Ab4
String 2Bb5
String 1Eb1

First root on each string

String 6Open
String 5Fret 7
String 4Fret 2
String 3Fret 9
String 2Fret 5
String 1Open

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 5, and 7, with the Eb root at fret 0. On the highest Eb string, the first Eb is at fret 0.

OpenEb1
Fret 5Ab4
Fret 7Bb5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play Eb Sus4 Arpeggio on the low Eb string at frets 0, 5, and 7, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets Eb on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest Eb root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the Eb root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 0, 7, 2, 9, 5, and 0, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

Eb Sus4 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
Eb Sus4 Arpeggio in E Flat Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings