Tuning-specific arpeggio diagram

A Sus4 Arpeggio in 8-String Standard Tuning

A Sus4 Arpeggio in 8-String Standard Tuning shows the same a sus4 arpeggio chord tones across 8 strings tuned F# B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the arpeggio into the lower register for wider-range chord tones and riff shapes.

Chord tones: ADE
Formula: 1 4 5
Semitones: 0 5 7
Chord symbols: Asus4
Tuning: F# B E A D G B E
Strings: 8
Open pitch range: F#1 to E4
24-fret range: F#1 to E6

How this layout changes

The chord tones are the same pitch classes as the main A Sus4 Arpeggio page, but they are mapped across 8 strings in 8-string standard tuning.

Use this diagram to compare the A root notes and A D E chord tones against the F# low-string range and the remaining strings in this tuning.

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Reference pages

A Sus4 Guitar Arpeggio Main arpeggio reference 8-String Standard Tuning Tuning notes and range

A Power Chord Guitar Arpeggio 8-String Standard Tuning A Sus2 Guitar Arpeggio 8-String Standard Tuning A Dominant 7 Guitar Arpeggio 8-String Standard Tuning

A Mixolydian Guitar Scale 8-String Standard Tuning A Dorian Guitar Scale 8-String Standard Tuning A Major (Ionian) Guitar Scale 8-String Standard Tuning

Same arpeggio in other tunings

E Flat Standard Tuning Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb D Standard Tuning D G C F A D C Standard Tuning C F Bb Eb G C B Standard Tuning B E A D F# B Drop D Tuning D A D G B E Drop C# Tuning C# G# C# F# A# D# Drop C Tuning C G C F A D Drop B Tuning B F# B E G# C# DADGAD Tuning D A D G A D Open E Tuning E B E G# B E Open D Tuning D A D F# A D Open G Tuning D G D G B D Open C Tuning C G C G C E Open A Tuning E A E A C# E 7-String Standard Tuning B E A D G B E 7-String Drop A Tuning A E A D G B E 7-String Drop G Tuning G D G C F A D 8-String Drop E Tuning E B E A D G B E