C suspended fourth · Open position
Csus4 guitar chord
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C seventh suspended fourth flat nine · Frets 2–3
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Princess Mononoke, 1997 · Joe Hisaishi
How to play Csus4 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 and your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the low E and high E strings.
From the low E string x 3 3 0 1 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Csus4?
Csus4, 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 Csus4 go?
Usually to C: the fourth, F, falls a half step to the third, E. Playing Csus4 then C is one of the oldest moves in music.
What is the difference between Csus4 and Csus2?
Csus4 puts F where the third would be, Csus2 puts D there. Both leave the third out.
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