5-string bass · Standard
C ninth suspended fourth · Open position
C9sus4 5-string bass chord
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How to play C9sus4 on 5-string bass
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the E string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the A string at the 1st fret. Let the D and G strings ring open.
From the B string 1 1 1 0 0 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in C9sus4?
C9sus4, C ninth suspended fourth, is C, F, G, B♭ and D: the root (C), the perfect fourth (F), the perfect fifth (G), the minor seventh (B♭) and the ninth (D). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7 9.
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Ninth suspended fourth chords in every key
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C9sus4 on other instruments
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