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C seventh suspended fourth (C7sus4) chord on guitar

Notes
CFGB♭
Formula
145♭7

How to play C7sus4 on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · fret 3 · barre

    C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 1: barre at fret 3, notes C, F, G, Bb

  2. Shape 2 · fret 8 · barre

    C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 8, notes C, F, G, Bb

  3. Shape 3 · fret 1 · barre

    no 5th (G)

    C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 1, notes C, F, Bb

  4. Shape 4 · fret 5

    no 5th (G)

    C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 4: from fret 5, notes C, F, Bb

Some shapes leave out: 5th (G). The caption of each one says what is missing. The 5th is the first to go: it barely changes the sound of the chord.

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (C). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

C7sus4 inversions on guitar

The same C7sus4 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 5th (G) in the bass2nd inversion · C7sus4/G

    C seventh suspended fourth, C7sus4/G, 31301xC7sus4/G3142GB♭FGCmetronotuner.com

  2. 5th (G) in the bass2nd inversion · C7sus4/G

    C seventh suspended fourth, C7sus4/G, 333363C7sus4/G3114GCFB♭FGmetronotuner.com

  3. 7th (B♭) in the bass3rd inversion · C7sus4/Bb

    C seventh suspended fourth, C7sus4/Bb, x13011C7sus4/B♭1423B♭FGCFmetronotuner.com

  4. 7th (B♭) in the bass3rd inversion · C7sus4/Bb

    C seventh suspended fourth, C7sus4/Bb, 633363C7sus4/B♭3314B♭CFB♭FGmetronotuner.com

About the seventh suspended fourth chord

A dominant chord with the fourth in place of the third: it keeps the seventh but drops the tension of the tritone, so it sounds "suspended". Found in modern jazz, funk, gospel and as a lead-in to the regular dominant (G7sus4 → G7 → C).

Notes and intervals of C7sus4

C7sus4 (C seventh suspended fourth) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • C · 1 · root
  • F · 4 · perfect fourth
  • G · 5 · perfect fifth
  • B♭ · ♭7 · minor seventh

Other C chords

Seventh suspended fourth: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the C7sus4 chord on guitar?

C7sus4 (C seventh suspended fourth) has 4 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in C7sus4?

The notes of C7sus4 are C, F, G, B♭. The formula is 1 · 4 · 5 · ♭7: root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, minor seventh.

What does C7sus4 mean?

C7sus4 is the chord symbol for C seventh suspended fourth. A dominant chord with the fourth in place of the third: it keeps the seventh but drops the tension of the tritone, so it sounds "suspended". Found in modern jazz, funk, gospel and as a lead-in to the regular dominant (G7sus4 → G7 → C).

Can I play C7sus4 on other instruments?

Yes. C7sus4 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

C7sus4 on other instruments

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