Gsus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:G · C · D

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gsus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 3 2 0 0 3	1 2 1 – – 3	G C D G C G	easy · barre on fret 2
2 3 2 x x x	1 2 1 – – –	G C D x x x	easy · barre on fret 2
x 3 7 7 7 3	– 1 2 3 4 1	x C G D G G	hard · barre on fret 3
7 5 7 5 7 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	C D G C G x	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 7 7 7 8	– – 1 1 1 2	x x G D G C	easy · barre on fret 7
9 10 0 0 0 8	2 3 – – – 1	D G C G C C	medium
9 10 0 0 0 10	1 2 – – – 3	D G C G C D	easy
x 10 12 12 12 10	– 1 2 3 4 1	x G C G C D	medium · barre on fret 10
2 3 2 0 0 x	1 2 1 – – –	G C D G C x	easy · barre on fret 2
2 3 2 5 2 3	1 2 1 4 1 3	G C D C D G	medium · barre on fret 2
x 3 7 7 7 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x C G D G x	hard
7 5 7 5 0 x	2 1 3 1 – –	C D G C C x	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 7 7 0 x	– – 1 2 – –	x x G D C x	easy
9 x 0 0 0 8	2 – – – – 1	D x C G C C	easy
9 10 0 0 0 x	1 2 – – – –	D G C G C x	easy
x 10 12 0 12 10	– 1 3 – 4 2	x G C G C D	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gsus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes G, C, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 Gsus4 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5

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

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

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

See Gsus4 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Gsus4 chord?

Gsus4 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.