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Ukulele chord

Csus4C suspended fourth

  • C1
  • F4
  • G5
Difficulty
Easy
Fingers
2
Shapes
6

How to play Csus4

  1. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the E string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the A string.
  3. Let ring open: G string, C string.
  1. Csus4 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 001313GCEA
    Csus4 chord on ukulele, shape 1 of 5Frets 001313AECG

    0013 · Csus4 shape

  2. Csus4 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 001x1GCEA
    Csus4 chord on ukulele, shape 2 of 5Frets 001x1AECG

    001x

  3. Csus4 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 57885fr1234GCEA
    Csus4 chord on ukulele, shape 3 of 5Frets 57885fr1234AECG

    5788 · Gsus4 shape

  4. Csus4 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 0533312GCEA
    Csus4 chord on ukulele, shape 4 of 5Frets 0533312AECG

    0533

  5. Csus4 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 5533134GCEA
    Csus4 chord on ukulele, shape 5 of 5Frets 5533134AECG

    5533

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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 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. There are 6 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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