Gsus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:G · C · D

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gsus4 shapes as text

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

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 C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-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

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.