Csus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Csus4

Suspended 4

Notes:C · F · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Csus4 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Csus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes C, F, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
4	5	F
5	7	G

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

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

See Csus4 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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 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.