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C sus4 Chord on Guitar

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C sus4, written Csus4, is a suspended chord: the fourth replaces the third, so it sounds unresolved until the third comes back. The usual shape is an open chord with a small barre, played on 5 strings.

How to play Csus4, finger by finger

  1. Lay your index finger flat across strings 2 to 1 at the 1st fret.
  2. Put your ring finger on string 5 at the 3rd fret.
  3. Put your pinky finger on string 4 at the 3rd fret.
  4. Strum from string 5 down to string 1, and don't play string 6.

More ways to play Csus4

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E-shape barre from fret 8
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A-shape barre from fret 3
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Open near the nut
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Open, fret 3 near the nut
5fr3412
Movable, fret 5 from fret 5
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Movable, fret 8 from fret 8
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Movable, fret 10 from fret 10
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Movable, fret 12 from fret 12

Notes in C sus4

NoteIntervalRole
C1root
F4fourth
G5fifth

Formula: 1 – 4 – 5

Questions about Csus4

What notes are in Csus4?

C, F and G. Those are the 1, 4, 5 of the chord, counted from C.

Which strings do I strum for Csus4?

Start on string 5 and strum down to string 1.

What chord does Csus4 lead to?

Most often C. The fourth wants to move to the third, which turns Csus4 into C.

Often played with Csus4

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