Gsus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal)

in DADGAD (D Modal) tuning · Also known as Celtic, Modal D

Root

Type

Tuning

Gsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:G · C · D

mediumbarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gsus4 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gsus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes G, C, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal) 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-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.