Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Sus4 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning

E Sus4 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning shows the same e sus4 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned B E A D F# B. The tuning changes where the same chord tones sit across the fretboard.

Chord tones
E, A, B
Formula
1 4 5
Semitones
0 5 7
Chord symbols
Esus4
Tuning
B E A D F# B
Strings
6
Open pitch range
B1 to B3
24-fret range
B1 to B5

Open strings and root positions

4 of the 6 open strings belong to E Sus4 Arpeggio: string 6 B (5), string 5 E (1), string 4 A (4), and string 1 B (5). E roots occur on open string 5.

String 6B5
String 5E1
String 4A4
String 1B5

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

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

OpenB5
Fret 5E1
Fret 10A4

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play E Sus4 Arpeggio on the low B string at frets 0, 5, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets B on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest E root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the E root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 5, 0, 7, 2, 10, and 5, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

E Sus4 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning fretboard diagram
E Sus4 Arpeggio in B Standard Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing B E A D F# B.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings