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C suspended fourth (Csus4) chord on guitar

Notes
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Formula
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How to play Csus4 on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position · barre

    Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 1: barre at fret 1, notes C, F, G

  2. Shape 2 · fret 3 · barre

    Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 3, notes C, F, G

  3. Shape 3 · fret 8 · barre

    Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 8, notes C, F, G

  4. Shape 4 · fret 5 · barre

    Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 4: barre at fret 5, notes C, F, G

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.

Csus4 inversions on guitar

The same Csus4 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 · Csus4/G

    C suspended fourth, Csus4/G, 333011Csus4/G2341GCFGCFmetronotuner.com

  2. 5th (G) in the bass2nd inversion · Csus4/G

    C suspended fourth, Csus4/G, 333563Csus4/G31134GCFCFGmetronotuner.com

About the suspended fourth chord

Swaps the third for the fourth, which wants to fall back to the third: a hanging sound that begs for resolution (Dsus4 → D). A classic at the end of phrases, in 70s rock and in guitar fills in pop and country.

Notes and intervals of Csus4

Csus4 (C suspended fourth) is built from 3 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • C · 1 · root
  • F · 4 · perfect fourth
  • G · 5 · perfect fifth

Other C chords

Suspended fourth: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Csus4 chord on guitar?

Csus4 (C 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 Csus4?

The notes of Csus4 are C, F, G. The formula is 1 · 4 · 5: root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth.

What does Csus4 mean?

Csus4 is the chord symbol for C suspended fourth. Swaps the third for the fourth, which wants to fall back to the third: a hanging sound that begs for resolution (Dsus4 → D). A classic at the end of phrases, in 70s rock and in guitar fills in pop and country.

Can I play Csus4 on other instruments?

Yes. Csus4 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Csus4 on other instruments

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