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

in Drop G# (G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#sus4

Suspended 4

Notes:C# · F# · G#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#sus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 3 0 0 3 3	4 1 – – 2 3	C# F# G# C# G# C#	medium
5 3 5 5 3 3	2 1 3 4 1 1	C# F# C# F# G# C#	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 5 x x	1 1 1 1 – –	C# G# C# F# x x	easy · barre on fret 5
x 10 10 7 8 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x C# F# G# C# x	medium
x 10 10 0 8 10	– 2 3 – 1 4	x C# F# C# C# G#	medium
x 10 10 0 x 10	– 1 2 – – 3	x C# F# C# x G#	easy
5 3 0 0 1 3	4 2 – – 1 3	C# F# G# C# F# C#	hard
5 3 5 5 3 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	C# F# C# F# G# x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 0 5 x x	1 2 – 3 – –	C# G# G# F# x x	easy
x 10 10 7 x x	– 2 3 1 – –	x C# F# G# x x	medium
x x 10 0 8 10	– – 2 – 1 3	x x F# C# C# G#	medium
x x 10 0 x 10	– – 1 – – 2	x x F# C# x G#	easy
5 5 0 0 1 3	3 4 – – 1 2	C# G# G# C# F# C#	hard
x x 5 5 3 3	– – 3 4 1 2	x x C# F# G# C#	medium
5 5 5 5 8 8	1 1 1 1 2 3	C# G# C# F# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 10 x 7 8 8	– 4 – 1 2 3	x C# x G# C# F#	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#sus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes C#, F#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop G# 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 C#sus4 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5

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

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

Csus4 Dsus4 D#sus4 Esus4 Fsus4 F#sus4 Gsus4 G#sus4 Asus4 A#sus4 Bsus4

See C#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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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 C#sus4 chord?

C#sus4 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.