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G suspended fourth (Gsus4) chord on guitar

Notes
GCD
Formula
145

How to play Gsus4 on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position

    Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 1: first position, with open strings, notes G, C, D

  2. Shape 2 · fret 3 · barre

    Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 3, notes G, C, D

  3. Shape 3 · fret 5

    Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 3: from fret 5, notes G, C, D

  4. Shape 4 · fret 7 · barre

    Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 4: barre at fret 8, notes G, C, D

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 (G). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Gsus4 inversions on guitar

The same Gsus4 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 (D) in the bass2nd inversion · Gsus4/D

    G suspended fourth, Gsus4/D, xx0013Gsus4/D13DGCGmetronotuner.com

  2. 5th (D) in the bass2nd inversion · Gsus4/D

    G suspended fourth, Gsus4/D, x55533Gsus4/D323411DGCDGmetronotuner.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 Gsus4

Gsus4 (G suspended fourth) is built from 3 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

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

Other G chords

Suspended fourth: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Gsus4 chord on guitar?

Gsus4 (G 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 Gsus4?

The notes of Gsus4 are G, C, D. The formula is 1 · 4 · 5: root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth.

What does Gsus4 mean?

Gsus4 is the chord symbol for G 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 Gsus4 on other instruments?

Yes. Gsus4 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Gsus4 on other instruments

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