Csus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Csus4

Suspended 4

Notes:C · F · G

hardfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Csus4 shapes as text

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

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 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 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 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 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.