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Guitar chord

C7sus4C seventh suspended fourth

  • C1
  • F4
  • G5
  • B♭♭7
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
3
Shapes
12

How to play C7sus4

  1. Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the high E string at the 3th fret, a barre.
  2. Ring finger (3): 5th fret of the D string.
  3. Little finger (4): 6th fret of the B string.
  4. Don't play: low E string.
  1. C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x353633fr134EADGBE
    C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x353633fr134EBGDAE

    x35363 · A7sus4 shape

  2. C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x333111234EADGBE
    C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x333111234EBGDAE

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  3. C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x333633fr14EADGBE
    C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x333633fr14EBGDAE

    x33363

  4. C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 8-10-8-10-8-88fr134EADGBE
    C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 8-10-8-10-8-88fr134EBGDAE

    8-10-8-10-8-8 · E7sus4 shape

  5. C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x330663fr1234EADGBE
    C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x330663fr1234EBGDAE

    x33066

  6. C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x350663fr1234EADGBE
    C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x350663fr1234EBGDAE

    x35066

  7. C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x3x311134EADGBE
    C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x3x311134EBGDAE

    x3x311

  8. C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x353663fr1234EADGBE
    C7sus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x353663fr1234EBGDAE

    x35366

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the C7sus4 chord

C seventh suspended fourth is built from 4 notes: C (1), F (4), G (5), B♭ (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, C, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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