Csus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Csus4

Suspended 4

Notes:C · F · G

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Csus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 1 1 1 2	1 1 1 1 1 2	C G C G C F	easy · barre on fret 1
x x x 6 6 4	– – – 2 3 1	x x x C F G	medium
x 6 6 6 8 x	– 1 1 1 2 –	x C F C G x	medium · barre on fret 6
8 11 8 11 8 9	1 3 1 4 1 2	G F G F G C	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 1 1 1 2	– – 1 1 1 2	x x C G C F	easy · barre on fret 1
x 6 x 6 6 4	– 2 – 3 4 1	x C x C F G	hard
x 6 8 6 6 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	x C G C F x	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 11 8 9	– 3 1 4 1 2	x F G F G C	medium · barre on fret 8
1 1 1 1 x 2	1 1 1 1 – 2	C G C G x F	easy · barre on fret 1
x 6 6 x 6 4	– 2 3 – 4 1	x C F x F G	hard
x 6 6 6 8 9	– 1 1 1 2 3	x C F C G C	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 8 11 8 9	– – 1 3 1 2	x x G F G C	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 1 1 x 2	– – 1 2 – 3	x x C G x F	easy
x 6 6 6 x 4	– 2 3 4 – 1	x C F C x G	hard
x 6 8 6 6 9	– 1 2 1 1 3	x C G C F C	medium · barre on fret 6
8 11 8 11 x 9	1 3 1 4 – 2	G F G F x C	hard · barre on fret 8

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 – 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 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 Open B B-F#-B-F#-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.