C♯sus4 7-string guitar chord

How to play C♯sus4 on 7-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 4th fret, your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the high B string at the 2nd fret and your middle finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the low B and low E strings.

From the low B string x x 4 4 1 2 2 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in C♯sus4?

C♯sus4, C♯ suspended fourth, is C♯, F♯ and G♯: the root (C♯), the perfect fourth (F♯) and the perfect fifth (G♯). Its formula is 1 4 5.

Where does C♯sus4 go?

Usually to D♭: the fourth, F♯, falls a half step to the third, E♯. Playing C♯sus4 then D♭ is one of the oldest moves in music.

What is the difference between C♯sus4 and C♯sus2?

C♯sus4 puts F♯ where the third would be, C♯sus2 puts D♯ there. Both leave the third out.