Gsus4 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:G · C · D

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gsus4 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gsus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes G, C, D. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop C 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 Gsus4 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
4	5	C
5	7	D

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

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

See Gsus4 in another tuning

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

What notes make up the Gsus4 chord?

Gsus4 is a Suspended 4 chord built from the notes G, C, D.

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.