Csus4 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-C-G-G-C-C-G-G-C-C-E-E) tuning

○○○○○○○○2211CCGGCCGGFFFF
Csus4
Suspended 4
Notes:C · F · G
hard
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCFG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 1– – – – – – – – 2 2 1 1C C G G C C G G F F F Fhard
x x x x x x 5 5 5 5 3 3– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x x x C C F F G Gmedium
0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 x x– – – – 1 1 1 1 1 1 – –C C G G F F C C F F x xeasy · barre on fret 5
0 0 10 10 7 7 10 10 7 7 8 8– – 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 2C C F F G G F F G G C Cmedium · barre on fret 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 8 8– – – – – – 2 2 – – 1 1C C G G C C F F C C C Cmedium
0 0 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 x x– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 – –C C F F C C G G C C x xmedium
0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 1– – – – – – 2 2 – – 1 1C C G G C C C C C C F Fhard
x x 5 5 x x 5 5 5 5 3 3– – 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4 1 1x x C C x x C C F F G Ghard
0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –C C C C F F G G F F x xeasy
0 0 0 0 7 7 10 10 7 7 8 8– – – – 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 2C C G G G G F F G G C Cmedium · barre on fret 7
0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8– – 2 2 – – – – – – 1 1C C F F C C G G C C C Cmedium
0 0 12 12 12 12 10 10 12 12 x x– – 2 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 – –C C G G C C F F C C x xmedium
0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 1 1– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1C C G G C C C C F F F Fhard
x x 5 5 5 5 x x 5 5 3 3– – 2 2 3 3 – – 4 4 1 1x x C C F F x x F F G Ghard
x x 5 5 5 5 0 0 5 5 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –x x C C F F G G F F x xeasy
0 0 10 10 7 7 10 10 7 7 x x– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 – –C C F F G G F F G G x xmedium · barre on fret 7

The Csus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes C, F, G. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Open 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 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.