Keith Richards Chord (C6sus4): how to play it on guitar

Keith Richards Chord (C6sus4): guitar chord

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FamousKeith Richards ChordStart Me Up, 1981 · Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)

The first chord of Start Me Up; the same two-finger move over a barre runs through many open-G Stones riffs

In open G, one finger across the fret makes a major chord; add two fingers a fret or two higher and you get this chord, a C with the fourth (F) and sixth (A) in place of the third. It is really an F chord sitting on the C barre, so rocking between the two gives a I to IV movement with almost no effort. Keith Richards uses it to open Start Me Up and in the riffs of Brown Sugar and Honky Tonk Women.

Also called Keith chord, Open G sus chord, C6sus4, F/C over the barre

Sources: Rolling Stones Keith Richards chords lesson (MusicRadar) · Using an open G tuning and playing guitar like Keith Richards (Dummies) · Open G tuning, Wikipedia · Keith Richards: master of the open G tuning (Roadie)

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What’s in it

R C×24 F5 G6 A

About this shape

Lowest note: C3, the root
Highest note: A4, the 6th
Stretch: 3 frets
Fingers: 2 fingers, ring finger barre

Where it sits on the neck

Fingering not checked by a guitarist yet.

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