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Guitar chord

Gsus4G suspended fourth

  • G1
  • C4
  • D5
Difficulty
Harder
Fingers
4
Shapes
12
Easy with capo
3 + Esus4

How to play Gsus4

  1. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the low E string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the A 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: D string, G string.
  1. Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 3300132314EADGBE
    Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 3300132314EBGDAE

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  2. Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 3555331234EADGBE
    Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 3555331234EBGDAE

    355533 · Esus4 shape

  3. Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 33001x341EADGBE
    Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 33001x341EBGDAE

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  4. Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 3300331234EADGBE
    Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 3300331234EBGDAE

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  5. Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 33003x123EADGBE
    Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 33003x123EBGDAE

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  6. Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 3x0013314EADGBE
    Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 3x0013314EBGDAE

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  7. Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3300xx34EADGBE
    Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3300xx34EBGDAE

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  8. Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 3x001x31EADGBE
    Gsus4 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 3x001x31EBGDAE

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Easier with a capo

Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Gsus4.

  • 3fretEsus4Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open.Esus4 shape
  • 5fretDsus4Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 3 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3.Dsus4 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 Gsus4 chord

G suspended fourth is built from 3 notes: G (1), C (4), D (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, G, highlighted on the diagram. You can play it in 12 places on the fretboard. The first shape is the most common; higher shapes make smooth changes easier in some keys.

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