G#sus4 chord on 12-String Guitar – Half Step Down

in Half Step Down (D#-D#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#sus4

Suspended 4

Notes:G# · C# · D#

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#sus4 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
5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 x x x x	3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 – – – –	G# G# C# C# D# D# G# G# x x x x	medium
5 5 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
5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5	1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1	G# G# C# C# G# G# C# C# D# D# G# G#	medium · barre on fret 5
10 10 0 0 7 7 7 7 10 10 0 0	3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 4 4 – –	C# C# G# G# G# G# C# C# G# G# D# D#	medium
10 10 0 0 0 0 9 9 10 10 10 10	2 2 – – – – 1 1 3 3 4 4	C# C# G# G# C# C# D# D# G# G# C# C#	medium
10 10 0 0 0 0 x x 10 10 0 0	1 1 – – – – – – 2 2 – –	C# C# G# G# C# C# x x G# G# D# D#	easy
12 12 0 0 12 12 x x x x x x	1 1 – – 2 2 – – – – – –	D# D# G# G# C# C# x x x x x x	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
5 5 5 5 2 2 x x x x x x	2 2 3 3 1 1 – – – – – –	G# G# C# C# D# D# x x x x x x	medium
5 5 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
5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5	1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 1 1	G# G# D# D# G# G# C# C# D# D# G# G#	medium · barre on fret 5
10 10 0 0 7 7 9 9 10 10 0 0	3 3 – – 1 1 2 2 4 4 – –	C# C# G# G# G# G# D# D# G# G# D# D#	medium
10 10 0 0 0 0 9 9 10 10 0 0	2 2 – – – – 1 1 3 3 – –	C# C# G# G# C# C# D# D# G# G# D# D#	easy
10 10 0 0 12 12 x x 10 10 12 12	1 1 – – 3 3 – – 2 2 4 4	C# C# G# G# C# C# x x G# G# D# D#	hard
12 12 12 12 12 12 x x x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –	D# D# G# G# C# C# x x x x x x	easy · barre on fret 12

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#sus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes G#, C#, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Half Step Down 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 G#sus4 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5

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

More G# chords

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

Other roots

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

See G#sus4 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Half Step Down D#-D#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#

What notes make up the G#sus4 chord?

G#sus4 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.