C#sus4 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#sus4

Suspended 4

Notes:C# · F# · G#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#sus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –	C# C# G# G# C# C# F# F# G# G# C# C#	easy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –	C# C# G# G# C# C# F# F# x x x x	easy · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 7 7 4 4 0 0 0 0	– – 2 2 3 3 1 1 – – – –	x x C# C# F# F# G# G# G# G# C# C#	medium
x x 7 7 7 7 x x 5 5 7 7	– – 2 2 3 3 – – 1 1 4 4	x x C# C# F# F# x x C# C# G# G#	hard
x x 7 7 7 7 9 9 10 10 7 7	– – 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1	x x C# C# F# F# C# C# F# F# G# G#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 0 0 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0	1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – – –	G# G# F# F# G# G# C# C# G# G# C# C#	easy
x x 12 12 x x x x 12 12 12 12	– – 1 1 – – – – 2 2 3 3	x x F# F# x x x x G# G# C# C#	easy
2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0	1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – – –	C# C# F# F# C# C# F# F# G# G# C# C#	easy
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3	C# C# G# G# C# C# F# F# C# C# F# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 7 7 4 4 0 0 5 5	– – 3 3 4 4 1 1 – – 2 2	x x C# C# F# F# G# G# G# G# F# F#	medium
x x 7 7 7 7 9 9 0 0 5 5	– – 2 2 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1	x x C# C# F# F# C# C# G# G# F# F#	hard
x x 7 7 9 9 9 9 10 10 7 7	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1	x x C# C# G# G# C# C# F# F# G# G#	medium · barre on fret 7
9 9 0 0 9 9 9 9 0 0 x x	1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – – – –	G# G# F# F# G# G# C# C# G# G# x x	easy
x x 0 0 x x x x 12 12 12 12	– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2	x x F# F# x x x x G# G# C# C#	easy
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – –	C# C# G# G# C# C# F# F# G# G# x x	easy · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5	1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4	C# C# G# G# C# C# G# G# C# C# F# F#	medium · barre on fret 2

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#sus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes C#, F#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop B 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 C#sus4 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
4	5	F#
5	7	G#

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

Csus4 Dsus4 D#sus4 Esus4 Fsus4 F#sus4 Gsus4 G#sus4 Asus4 A#sus4 Bsus4

See C#sus4 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Drop B B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#

What notes make up the C#sus4 chord?

C#sus4 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.