G#sus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-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 0 0 2 3 0	– – – 1 2 –	x G# C# G# C# D#	easy
2 5 2 2 3 5	1 3 1 1 2 4	D# C# D# G# C# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 7 x 7 3 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	G# D# x C# C# x	hard
7 5 7 7 5 5	2 1 3 4 1 1	G# C# G# C# D# G#	medium · barre on fret 5
7 7 7 7 x x	1 1 1 1 – –	G# D# G# C# x x	easy · barre on fret 7
x 0 0 9 10 10	– – – 1 2 3	x G# C# D# G# C#	easy
12 0 12 x 10 12	2 – 3 – 1 4	C# G# C# x G# D#	hard
12 0 12 x x 12	1 – 2 – – 3	C# G# C# x x D#	easy
x 0 2 2 3 0	– – 1 2 3 –	x G# D# G# C# D#	easy
2 5 2 2 5 5	1 2 1 1 3 4	D# C# D# G# D# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 7 7 x 3 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	G# D# G# x C# x	hard
7 5 7 7 5 0	2 1 3 4 1 –	G# C# G# C# D# D#	medium · barre on fret 5
7 7 0 7 x x	1 2 – 3 – –	G# D# C# C# x x	easy
x 0 0 9 10 0	– – – 1 2 –	x G# C# D# G# D#	easy
x 12 12 x 10 12	– 2 3 – 1 4	x G# C# x G# D#	hard
x 12 12 x x 12	– 1 2 – – 3	x G# C# x x D#	easy

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 6-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 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#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 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.