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C Suspended 4th Chord (Csus4)

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

Csus4
Notes
CFG
Formula
1 – 4 – 5

Csus4 on guitar

Open position · most common
x-3-3-0-1-3
Fret 8
8-8-10-10-8-8

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

Csus4 on ukulele

Open position · most common
0-0-1-3
Fret 5
5-7-8-8
Fret 8
0-0-8-8

Csus4 on piano

Other C chords

CCmC7Cmaj7Cm7Csus2CdimCaugC6Cm6C9Cadd9C7sus4Cm7♭5Cdim7

Suspended 4th chords in other keys

C♯sus4Dsus4E♭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. Csus4 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 Csus4 chord is made of C, F, G: the root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth.

How do you play Csus4 on guitar?

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

How do you play Csus4 on piano?

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