Gsus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Gsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:G · C · D

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gsus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 1 3 4 1	– 1 1 2 3 1	x G C G C D	medium · barre on fret 1
3 6 3 3 4 6	1 3 1 1 2 4	D C D G C G	medium · barre on fret 3
8 8 x 8 4 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	G D x C C x	hard
8 6 8 8 6 6	2 1 3 4 1 1	G C G C D G	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 8 8 x x	1 1 1 1 – –	G D G C x x	easy · barre on fret 8
x x x 10 11 11	– – – 1 2 3	x x x D G C	easy
x 1 3 3 4 1	– 1 2 3 4 1	x G D G C D	medium · barre on fret 1
3 6 3 3 6 6	1 2 1 1 3 4	D C D G D G	medium · barre on fret 3
8 8 8 x 4 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	G D G x C x	hard
8 6 8 8 6 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	G C G C D x	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 8 8 11 11	1 1 1 1 2 3	G D G C G C	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 3 3 4 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x G D G C x	medium
x x 3 3 4 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x x D G C x	easy
8 8 x x 4 6	3 4 – – 1 2	G D x x C G	hard
x x 8 8 6 6	– – 3 4 1 2	x x G C D G	medium
8 8 8 10 11 11	1 1 1 2 3 4	G D G D G C	medium · barre on fret 8

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 – 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 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 Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#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.