C Suspended Fourth Seventh Ukulele Arpeggio
Ukulele arpeggio — fretboard diagram
C Suspended Fourth Seventh Arpeggio — Notes and Intervals
Notes: C, F, G, Bb
Intervals: 1P, 4P, 5P, 7m
Formula: 5-W-WH
Number of notes: 4
Also known as: 7sus4, 7sus
The C Suspended Fourth Seventh arpeggio contains 4 notes (C, F, G, Bb). Use the interactive fretboard above to explore this arpeggio on Ukulele with different tunings and fret ranges.
When to Use the C Suspended Fourth Seventh Arpeggio
Play the C Suspended Fourth Seventh arpeggio whenever a C Suspended Fourth Seventh chord appears in a progression. Unlike scales (which include passing tones), arpeggios guarantee every note you play IS a chord tone, making your solo sound harmonically precise and intentional.
Arpeggio vs. Scale
The C Suspended Fourth Seventh arpeggio uses 4 notes (C, F, G, Bb) while the full scale uses 7. The arpeggio is a subset — think of it as the skeleton of the scale. Practice alternating between the arpeggio and the full scale to develop a melodic vocabulary that mixes chord tones with passing tones.
How to Play C Suspended Fourth Seventh Arpeggio on Ukulele
On ukulele, find C around the open strings and play through the arpeggio tones (C, F, G, Bb). You may need to move beyond a single chord shape to reach all 4 notes. Practice connecting the arpeggio tones smoothly across adjacent fret positions.
The C Suspended Fourth Seventh arpeggio avoids the third, creating an open, unresolved sound. It works over Csus4, Csus2, C7sus4 voicings and is perfect for creating a modern, ambiguous harmonic feel that neither commits to major nor minor.
Practice Routine
Practice the C Suspended Fourth Seventh arpeggio in different octaves, starting low and working up. Then try displacing the octaves — play the root low, the F an octave higher, and continue leaping. This trains your ear to hear the intervals (1P, 4P, 5P, 7m) in any register.
Ukulele Tips
The ukulele's re-entrant tuning creates natural voice leading within the C Suspended Fourth Seventh arpeggio. Experiment with picking patterns that take advantage of the high G string to create unexpected interval leaps within the arpeggio shape.