Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

E Sus4 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning

E Sus4 Arpeggio in C Standard Tuning shows the same e sus4 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C F Bb Eb G C. 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: C F Bb Eb G C
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: C2 to C4
24-fret range: C2 to C6

Open strings and root positions

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

First root on each string

String 6Fret 4

String 5Fret 11

String 4Fret 6

String 3Fret 1

String 2Fret 9

String 1Fret 4

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 4, 9, and 11, with the E root at fret 4. On the highest C string, the first E is at fret 4.

Fret 4E1

Fret 9A4

Fret 11B5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play E Sus4 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 4, 9, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest E root each time the line changes strings.
Connect the E root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 4, 11, 6, 1, 9, and 4, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.