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Csus4

Character: hanging

  1. CRtriad
  2. F4triad
  3. G5triad
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Voicings

11 ways to play Csus4

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion Csus4/F
1 2 3 4 3 R 5 4 4 R

Frets x 3 3 0 1 1Notes F G CIntervals 4 5 1

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

CC shape Root position Csus4
1 2 3 4 3 5 4 R 4 R

Frets x 3 3 0 1 1Notes C F GIntervals 1 4 5

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

CC shape 2nd inversion Csus4/G
1 2 3 4 3 4 R 5 5

Frets 3 3 3 0 x xNotes G C FIntervals 5 1 4

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

AA shape Root position Csus4
3 4 5 6 3 5 4 R 4 R

Frets x 3 3 5 6 3Notes C F GIntervals 1 4 5

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

AA shape 2nd inversion Csus4/G
3 4 5 6 3 4 R 5

Frets x x 5 5 6 xNotes G C FIntervals 5 1 4

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

GG shape 1st inversion Csus4/F
5 6 7 8 3 R 5 4 R 4 R

Frets 8 8 5 5 6 8Notes F G CIntervals 4 5 1

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

GG shape Root position Csus4
5 6 7 8 3 5 4 R R 4 5

Frets 8 8 5 0 6 8Notes C F GIntervals 1 4 5

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 1st inversion Csus4/F
8 9 10 11 3 R 5 4 R 4 R

Frets 8 8 10 10 8 8Notes F G CIntervals 4 5 1

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape Root position Csus4
8 9 10 11 3 5 4 R R 4 R

Frets 8 8 10 10 8 8Notes C F GIntervals 1 4 5

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 2nd inversion Csus4/G
8 9 10 11 3 4 R 5

Frets x 10 10 10 x xNotes G C FIntervals 5 1 4

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

DD shape 2nd inversion Csus4/G
1 2 3 4 3 4 R 5

Frets x x x 0 1 1Notes G C FIntervals 5 1 4

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

The rules

The construction rules Csus4 follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. Sus chords replace the 3rd

    A 2nd or a 4th takes the 3rd’s place, so the chord is neither major nor minor and wants to resolve. 7sus4 keeps the ♭7 for a dominant without its 3rd.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Suspended 4th in every key

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Csus4 chord questions

What notes are in Csus4?

Csus4 is spelled C F G: C is the root, F is the 4th, G is the 5th.

What is the formula of Csus4?

1 4 5. It is a C sus4 triad.

How many ways can you play Csus4 on guitar?

This page shows 11 voicings of Csus4, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.