Gsus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A 2

in Open A 2 (E-A-E-A-C#-E) tuning · Also known as Slide A

Root

Type

Tuning

Gsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:G · C · D

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gsus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 3 3 1 3	– – 2 3 1 4	x x G C D G	medium
3 3 3 5 6 3	1 1 1 2 3 1	G C G D G G	medium · barre on fret 3
x 5 8 5 6 8	– 1 3 1 2 4	x D C D G C	medium · barre on fret 5
x 10 8 x 6 10	– 3 2 – 1 4	x G C x G D	hard
x 10 8 10 x 10	– 2 1 3 – 4	x G C G x D	hard
x 10 10 10 11 10	– 1 1 1 2 1	x G D G C D	easy · barre on fret 10
x x 3 3 1 x	– – 2 3 1 –	x x G C D x	medium
3 5 3 3 6 3	1 2 1 1 3 1	G D G C G G	medium · barre on fret 3
8 5 8 5 6 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	C D C D G x	medium · barre on fret 5
x 10 10 x 6 8	– 3 4 – 1 2	x G D x G C	hard
x 10 10 10 x 8	– 2 3 4 – 1	x G D G x C	hard
x 10 10 10 11 x	– 1 1 1 2 –	x G D G C x	easy · barre on fret 10
3 x 3 3 1 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	G x G C D x	hard
3 3 3 5 x x	1 1 1 2 – –	G C G D x x	medium · barre on fret 3
x 5 8 5 6 x	– 1 3 1 2 –	x D C D G x	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 8 10 6 10	– – 2 3 1 4	x x C G G D	hard

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 – Open A 2 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 Open A 2 E-A-E-A-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.