Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F# Sus4 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning

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

Chord tones
F#, B, C#
Formula
1 4 5
Semitones
0 5 7
Chord symbols
F#sus4
Tuning
C# G# C# F# A# D#
Strings
6
Open pitch range
C#2 to D#4
24-fret range
C#2 to D#6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to F# Sus4 Arpeggio: string 6 C# (5), string 4 C# (5), and string 3 F# (1). F# roots occur on open string 3.

String 6C#5
String 4C#5
String 3F#1

First root on each string

String 6Fret 5
String 5Fret 10
String 4Fret 5
String 3Open
String 2Fret 8
String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C# string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 5, and 10, with the F# root at fret 5. On the highest D# string, the first F# is at fret 3.

OpenC#5
Fret 5F#1
Fret 10B4

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play F# Sus4 Arpeggio on the low C# string at frets 0, 5, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets C# on open string 6 ring, then connect it to the nearest F# root and two other arpeggio tones.
  3. Connect the F# root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 5, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

F# Sus4 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning fretboard diagram
F# Sus4 Arpeggio in Drop C# Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing C# G# C# F# A# D#.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings