Csus4 guitar chord

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C suspended fourth · Open position

EADGBER4RnoteCFGCroleR45Rfret3301frets 1–3C2C3C4C5

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C seventh suspended fourth flat nine · Frets 2–3

EADGBER4♭7♭95noteCFB♭D♭GroleR4♭7♭95fret33323frets 2–3C2C3C4C5
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C suspended second and fourth · Open position

EADGBER42noteCFGDroleR452fret3303fret 3C2C3C4C5

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Princess Mononoke, 1997 · Joe Hisaishi

EADGBE8R4noteCFDGroleR425fret8800fret 8C2C3C4C5

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.

Csus4 on other instruments

7-string guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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