Csus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Half Step Down (Eb)

in Half Step Down (Eb) (D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning · Also known as Eb Standard, E♭ tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Csus4

Suspended 4

Notes:C · F · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Csus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 4 1 2 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x C F G C x	medium
x 4 4 x 2 4	– 2 3 – 1 4	x C F x C G	hard
x 4 4 6 7 4	– 1 1 2 3 1	x C F C F G	medium · barre on fret 4
9 9 6 6 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	C F G C x x	medium
9 11 x 11 7 x	2 3 – 4 1 –	C G x F F x	hard
9 9 11 11 9 9	1 1 2 3 1 1	C F C F G C	medium · barre on fret 9
x 11 11 11 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	x G C F x x	easy · barre on fret 11
x 4 4 1 x x	– 2 3 1 – –	x C F G x x	medium
x 4 6 x 2 2	– 3 4 – 1 2	x C G x C F	hard
x 4 6 6 7 4	– 1 2 3 4 1	x C G C F G	medium · barre on fret 4
9 9 6 x x x	2 3 1 – – –	C F G x x x	medium
9 11 11 x 7 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	C G C x F x	hard
9 11 11 11 9 9	1 2 3 4 1 1	C G C F G C	medium · barre on fret 9
x 4 x 1 2 2	– 4 – 1 2 3	x C x G C F	hard
x 4 6 6 x 2	– 2 3 4 – 1	x C G C x F	hard
x 4 6 6 7 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x C G C F x	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 – Half Step Down (Eb) 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 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.