Csus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Csus4

Suspended 4

Notes:C · F · G

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Csus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 3 3 3 0	– – 1 1 1 –	C G F C G G	easy · barre on fret 3
x 5 3 3 3 5	– 2 1 1 1 3	x C F C G C	medium · barre on fret 3
0 5 5 8 8 5	– 1 1 2 3 1	C C G F C C	medium · barre on fret 5
7 0 10 8 8 0	1 – 4 2 3 –	G G C F C G	medium
0 0 10 8 8 10	– – 3 1 2 4	C G C F C F	medium
0 10 10 10 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	C F C G x x	easy · barre on fret 10
0 0 3 3 1 0	– – 2 3 1 –	C G F C F G	medium
x 5 3 3 3 x	– 2 1 1 1 –	x C F C G x	medium · barre on fret 3
x 5 5 8 8 5	– 1 1 2 3 1	x C G F C C	medium · barre on fret 5
7 0 10 8 8 x	1 – 4 2 3 –	G G C F C x	medium
0 0 10 10 8 10	– – 2 3 1 4	C G C G C F	medium
12 10 10 10 x x	2 1 1 1 – –	C F C G x x	medium · barre on fret 10
0 0 3 3 3 x	– – 1 1 1 –	C G F C G x	easy · barre on fret 3
x 5 3 x 3 5	– 3 1 – 2 4	x C F x G C	hard
0 0 5 8 8 5	– – 1 2 3 1	C G G F C C	medium · barre on fret 5
7 10 10 8 x x	1 3 4 2 – –	G F C F x 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 – New Standard (NST) 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.