Gsus4 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

Gsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:G · C · D

easyfret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gsus4 shapes as text

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

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 – 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 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.