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C 7th Suspended 4th Chord (C7sus4)

Notes: C, F, G, B♭. Tap any diagram to hear it.

C7sus4
Notes
CFGB♭
Formula
1 – 4 – 5 – ♭7

C7sus4 on guitar

Fret 1 · most common
x-3-3-3-1-1
Fret 8
8-8-8-10-8-8
Fret 13
x-15-15-15-13-13

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

C7sus4 on ukulele

Open position · most common
0-0-1-1
Fret 5
5-7-6-8
Fret 8
10-10-8-10

C7sus4 on piano

Other C chords

CCmC7Cmaj7Cm7Csus2Csus4CdimCaugC6Cm6C9Cadd9Cm7♭5Cdim7

7th Suspended 4th chords in other keys

C♯7sus4D7sus4E♭7sus4E7sus4F7sus4F♯7sus4G7sus4A♭7sus4A7sus4B♭7sus4B7sus4

About the C 7th Suspended 4th chord

Seventh suspended fourth chords combine the openness of a sus4 with the pull of a dominant seventh. C7sus4 is built from the root (C), perfect fourth (F), perfect fifth (G), minor seventh (B♭).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the C 7th Suspended 4th chord?

The C7sus4 chord is made of C, F, G, B♭: the root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, minor seventh.

How do you play C7sus4 on guitar?

The most common fingering is x-3-3-3-1-1, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string). It uses a barre at fret 1.

How do you play C7sus4 on piano?

Press C, F, G, B♭ together. In root position the lowest note is C.