Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F# Sus4 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning

F# Sus4 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning shows the same f# sus4 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned C G C G C E. 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 G C E
Strings
6
Open pitch range
C2 to E4
24-fret range
C2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

None of the 6 open strings belongs to F# 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 6
String 5Fret 11
String 4Fret 6
String 3Fret 11
String 2Fret 6
String 1Fret 2

Low-string pattern

On the lowest C string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 1, 6, and 11, with the F# root at fret 6. On the highest E string, the first F# is at fret 2.

Fret 1C#5
Fret 6F#1
Fret 11B4

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play F# Sus4 Arpeggio on the low C string at frets 1, 6, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Play the arpeggio without using an open string, then stop on the nearest F# root each time the line changes strings.
  3. Connect the F# root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 6, 11, 6, 11, 6, and 2, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

F# Sus4 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning fretboard diagram
F# Sus4 Arpeggio in Open C Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing C G C G C E.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings