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

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G#sus4

Suspended 4

Notes:G# · C# · D#

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#sus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 4 x 4 0 2	2 3 – 4 – 1	G# D# x C# C# G#	hard
4 2 4 4 2 2	2 1 3 4 1 1	G# C# G# C# D# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 4 4 4 0 x	1 1 1 1 – –	G# D# G# C# C# x	easy · barre on fret 4
x 9 9 6 0 7	– 3 4 1 – 2	x G# C# D# C# C#	medium
x 9 9 x 7 9	– 2 3 – 1 4	x G# C# x G# D#	hard
x 9 9 11 12 9	– 1 1 2 3 1	x G# C# G# C# D#	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 11 0 x	– – 1 2 – –	x x D# G# C# x	easy
4 4 4 x 0 2	2 3 4 – – 1	G# D# G# x C# G#	hard
4 2 4 4 2 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	G# C# G# C# D# x	medium · barre on fret 2
4 4 4 4 x x	1 1 1 1 – –	G# D# G# C# x x	easy · barre on fret 4
x 9 9 6 0 9	– 2 3 1 – 4	x G# C# D# C# D#	medium
x 9 11 11 0 7	– 2 3 4 – 1	x G# D# G# C# C#	hard
x 9 11 11 12 9	– 1 2 3 4 1	x G# D# G# C# D#	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 11 12 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x x D# G# C# x	easy
4 2 4 6 0 x	2 1 3 4 – –	G# C# G# D# C# x	hard
x x 4 4 2 2	– – 3 4 1 2	x x G# C# D# G#	medium

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 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 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 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 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.