Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

G Sus4 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning

G Sus4 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning shows the same g sus4 arpeggio chord tones across 7 strings tuned G D G C F A D. The seventh string adds lower chord-tone positions below a six-string layout while keeping the upper strings familiar.

Chord tones
G, C, D
Formula
1 4 5
Semitones
0 5 7
Chord symbols
Gsus4
Tuning
G D G C F A D
Strings
7
Open pitch range
G1 to D4
24-fret range
G1 to D6

Open strings and root positions

5 of the 7 open strings belong to G Sus4 Arpeggio: string 7 G (1), string 6 D (5), string 5 G (1), string 4 C (4), and string 1 D (5). G roots occur on open strings 7 and 5.

String 7G1
String 6D5
String 5G1
String 4C4
String 1D5

First root on each string

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

Low-string pattern

On the lowest G string, the first-octave arpeggio pattern falls at frets 0, 5, and 7, with the G root at fret 0. On the highest D string, the first G is at fret 5.

OpenG1
Fret 5C4
Fret 7D5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

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

Fretboard diagram

G Sus4 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning fretboard diagram
G Sus4 Arpeggio in 7-String Drop G Tuning guitar fretboard diagram showing G D G C F A D.

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Reference pages

Same arpeggio in other tunings