C#sus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#sus4

Suspended 4

Notes:C# · F# · G#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#sus4 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#sus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes C#, F#, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open B 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 C#sus4 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
4	5	F#
5	7	G#

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

Csus4 Dsus4 D#sus4 Esus4 Fsus4 F#sus4 Gsus4 G#sus4 Asus4 A#sus4 Bsus4

See C#sus4 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 B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the C#sus4 chord?

C#sus4 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.