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C♯ Suspended 4th Chord (C♯sus4)

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

C♯sus4
Notes
C♯F♯G♯
Formula
1 – 4 – 5

C♯sus4 on guitar

Fret 4 · most common
x-4-4-6-7-4
Fret 9
9-9-11-11-9-9

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

C♯sus4 on ukulele

Fret 1 · most common
1-1-2-4
Fret 4
6-6-4-4
Fret 8
11-8-9-9

C♯sus4 on piano

Other C♯ chords

C♯C♯mC♯7C♯maj7C♯m7C♯sus2C♯dimC♯augC♯6C♯m6C♯9C♯add9C♯7sus4C♯m7♭5C♯dim7

Suspended 4th chords in other keys

Csus4Dsus4E♭sus4Esus4Fsus4F♯sus4Gsus4A♭sus4Asus4B♭sus4Bsus4

About the C♯ Suspended 4th chord

Suspended fourth chords replace the third with the fourth, creating tension that often resolves back to the major chord. C♯sus4 is built from the root (C♯), perfect fourth (F♯), perfect fifth (G♯).

Frequently asked questions

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

The C♯sus4 chord is made of C♯, F♯, G♯: the root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth.

How do you play C♯sus4 on guitar?

The most common fingering is x-4-4-6-7-4, 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 4.

How do you play C♯sus4 on piano?

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