Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

F# Sus4 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning

F# Sus4 Arpeggio in Open E Tuning shows the same f# sus4 arpeggio chord tones across 6 strings tuned E B E G# B 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
E B E G# B E
Strings
6
Open pitch range
E2 to E4
24-fret range
E2 to E6

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to F# Sus4 Arpeggio: string 5 B (4) and string 2 B (4). None of those open-string tones is the F# root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 5B4
String 2B4

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 2, 7, and 9, with the F# root at fret 2. On the highest E string, the first F# is at fret 2.

Fret 2F#1
Fret 7B4
Fret 9C#5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

  1. Play F# Sus4 Arpeggio on the low E string at frets 2, 7, and 9, saying each note name and degree aloud.
  2. Build a phrase that lets B on open string 5 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 2, 7, 2, 10, 7, and 2, adding the nearest arpeggio tone between each pair of roots.

Fretboard diagram

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

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings