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C Sus4 Arpeggio

The sus4 arpeggio replaces the 3rd with the 4th, building tension that begs to resolve back to the 3rd.

e B G D A E 3 5 7 9 12 15 F G C F G C F G C G C F G F G C F C F G C F G C F G
Root (C) Arpeggio tone
NotesC · F · G
Formula1 4 5
RootC

The sus4 arpeggio replaces the 3rd with the 4th, building tension that begs to resolve back to the 3rd. On guitar, the c sus4 arpeggio uses the notes C, F, G — the diagram above shows every one of them across all positions of the neck, with the root (C) highlighted so you can anchor each shape.

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