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Guitar chord

Csus4C suspended fourth

  • C1
  • F4
  • G5
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
12
Easy with capo
3 + Asus4

How to play Csus4

  1. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the A string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the D string.
  3. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the B string.
  4. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the high E string.
  5. Let ring open: G string.
  6. Don't play: low E string.
  1. Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x330132314EADGBE
    Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x330132314EBGDAE

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  2. Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x33011134EADGBE
    Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x33011134EBGDAE

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  3. Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x355633fr1234EADGBE
    Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets x355633fr1234EBGDAE

    x35563 · Asus4 shape

  4. Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x330x3123EADGBE
    Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x330x3123EBGDAE

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  5. Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x335633fr134EADGBE
    Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x335633fr134EBGDAE

    x33563

  6. Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x330633fr1243EADGBE
    Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets x330633fr1243EBGDAE

    x33063

  7. Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x350633fr1342EADGBE
    Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets x350633fr1342EBGDAE

    x35063

  8. Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 8-10-10-10-8-88fr1234EADGBE
    Csus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 8-10-10-10-8-88fr1234EBGDAE

    8-10-10-10-8-8 · Esus4 shape

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Easier with a capo

Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Csus4.

  • 3fretAsus4Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, open.Asus4 shape

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 Csus4 chord

C suspended fourth is built from 3 notes: C (1), F (4), G (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, C, highlighted on the diagram. Above you will find 12 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.

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