D# Suspended Fourth Seventh Ukulele Arpeggio
Ukulele arpeggio — fretboard diagram
D# Suspended Fourth Seventh Arpeggio — Notes and Intervals
Notes: D#, G#, A#, C#
Intervals: 1P, 4P, 5P, 7m
Formula: 5-W-WH
Number of notes: 4
Also known as: 7sus4, 7sus
The D# Suspended Fourth Seventh arpeggio contains 4 notes (D#, G#, A#, C#). Use the interactive fretboard above to explore this arpeggio on Ukulele with different tunings and fret ranges.
When to Use the D# Suspended Fourth Seventh Arpeggio
Play the D# Suspended Fourth Seventh arpeggio whenever a D# 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 D# Suspended Fourth Seventh arpeggio uses 4 notes (D#, G#, A#, C#) 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 D# Suspended Fourth Seventh Arpeggio on Ukulele
On ukulele, find D# around fret 2 and play through the arpeggio tones (D#, G#, A#, C#). 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 D# Suspended Fourth Seventh arpeggio avoids the third, creating an open, unresolved sound. It works over D#sus4, D#sus2, D#7sus4 voicings and is perfect for creating a modern, ambiguous harmonic feel that neither commits to major nor minor.
Practice Routine
Start by playing the D# Suspended Fourth Seventh arpeggio ascending and descending at 60 BPM, one note per beat, using a metronome. Once even and confident, play it in eighth notes, then triplets, keeping each note articulate. Spend at least 5 minutes daily on this before moving to musical application.
Ukulele Tips
The ukulele's re-entrant tuning creates natural voice leading within the D# 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.