Standard
C sixth suspended fourth · Frets 1–3
C6sus4 guitar chord
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C6sus4 · Keith Richards · nearest shape for the hand
How to play C6sus4 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret. Don’t play the low E and high E strings.
From the low E string x 3 3 2 1 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in C6sus4?
C6sus4, C sixth suspended fourth, is C, F, G and A: the root (C), the perfect fourth (F), the perfect fifth (G) and the major sixth (A). Its formula is 1 4 5 6.
More C chords on guitar
CbrightCmsadC7the pullCmaj7dreamyCm7mellowCsus2openCsus4openCadd9sweetCdimthe edgeCauguneasyC6sweetCm6bittersweetC9the pullC7sus4openC5rawCm7♭5the edgeCdim7the edgeEvery C chord ›
Sixth suspended fourth chords in every key
C♯6sus4openD6sus4openE♭6sus4openE6sus4openF6sus4openF♯6sus4openG6sus4openA♭6sus4openA6sus4openB♭6sus4openB6sus4open
C6sus4 on other instruments
7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo