Standard
C dominant seventh suspended fourth · Frets 3–6
C7sus4 guitar chord
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C seventh suspended fourth flat nine · Frets 2–3
How to play C7sus4 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the A to the high E at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 5th fret and your little finger on the B string at the 6th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 3 5 3 6 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier C7sus4
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the D string at the 5th fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 6th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 6th fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 5 5 6 6
C7sus4, the easier shape
StandardFrets 5–6 · 5th in bass · 4 strings
What notes are in C7sus4?
C7sus4, C dominant seventh suspended fourth, is C, F, G and B♭: the root (C), the perfect fourth (F), the perfect fifth (G) and the minor seventh (B♭). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7.
Where does C7sus4 go?
Usually to C7, F falling to E, and on to F. On its own it is the open, floating sound of a lot of folk and pop.
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Dominant seventh suspended fourth chords in every key
C♯7sus4openD7sus4openE♭7sus4openE7sus4openF7sus4openF♯7sus4openG7sus4openA♭7sus4openA7sus4openB♭7sus4openB7sus4open
C7sus4 on other instruments
7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo