Csus4 chord on 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD)

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

○○○○1GCGCF
Csus4
Suspended 4
Notes:C · F · G
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CCCFG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 0 0 3– – – – 1G C G C Feasy
x x 5 7 3– – 2 3 1x x C G Fhard
0 0 5 5 5– – 1 1 1G C C F Geasy · barre on fret 5
10 0 10 7 102 – 3 1 4F C F G Cmedium
10 12 12 12 101 2 3 4 1F C G C Cmedium · barre on fret 10
x 0 0 0 3– – – – 1x C G C Feasy
5 x 5 7 32 – 3 4 1C x C G Fhard
x 0 5 5 5– – 1 1 1x C C F Geasy · barre on fret 5
0 0 10 7 10– – 2 1 3G C F G Cmedium
12 12 10 12 102 3 1 4 1G C F C Cmedium · barre on fret 10
0 0 0 5 3– – – 2 1G C G F Fmedium
x 5 5 7 3– 2 3 4 1x F C G Fhard
5 0 5 5 51 – 2 3 4C C C F Gmedium
10 0 0 7 102 – – 1 3F C G G Cmedium
0 0 10 0 10– – 1 – 2G C F C Ceasy
0 0 5 0 3– – 2 – 1G C C C Fmedium

The Csus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes C, F, G. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Csus4 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
45F
57G

More C chords

Other roots

See Csus4 in another tuning

What notes make up the Csus4 chord?

Csus4 is a Suspended 4 chord built from the notes C, F, G.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.