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

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

Root

Type

Tuning

C#sus4

Suspended 4

Notes:C# · F# · G#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#sus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 2 1 2 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x C# F# G# C# x	medium
x 2 2 6 2 4	– 1 1 3 1 2	x C# F# C# C# G#	hard · barre on fret 2
x x x 6 7 4	– – – 2 3 1	x x x C# F# G#	medium
9 7 x 6 9 x	3 2 – 1 4 –	C# F# x C# G# x	hard
9 7 9 x 9 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	C# F# C# x G# x	hard
9 9 9 11 9 9	1 1 1 2 1 1	C# G# C# F# G# C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 2 1 x x	– 2 3 1 – –	x C# F# G# x x	easy
x 2 4 6 2 2	– 1 2 3 1 1	x C# G# C# C# F#	hard · barre on fret 2
4 7 4 6 7 4	1 3 1 2 4 1	G# F# G# C# F# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
9 9 x 6 7 x	3 4 – 1 2 –	C# G# x C# F# x	hard
9 9 9 x 7 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	C# G# C# x F# x	hard
9 9 9 11 9 x	1 1 1 2 1 –	C# G# C# F# G# x	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 x 1 2 2	– 2 – 1 3 4	x C# x G# C# F#	hard
x 2 2 x 2 4	– 1 2 – 3 4	x C# F# x C# G#	hard
x 7 4 6 7 4	– 3 1 2 4 1	x F# G# C# F# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 9 6 9 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x F# C# C# G# x	medium

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 Em 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 Em E-B-E-G-B-E Open G D-G-D-G-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.