C#sus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C#sus4

Suspended 4

Notes:C# · F# · G#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#sus4 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
1 1 4 1 1 4	1 1 2 1 1 3	C# G# F# G# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 4 6 8 4	– 2 1 3 4 1	x C# F# C# G# F#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 6 6 6 6 6	– 1 1 1 1 1	x C# G# C# F# G#	easy · barre on fret 6
x x 11 11 8 11	– – 2 3 1 4	x x C# F# G# C#	medium
1 1 4 1 1 x	1 1 2 1 1 –	C# G# F# G# C# x	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 4 x 6 6	– 2 1 – 3 4	x C# F# x F# G#	hard
x 6 6 6 6 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	x C# G# C# F# x	easy · barre on fret 6
x x 11 11 8 x	– – 2 3 1 –	x x C# F# G# x	medium
1 1 4 1 x x	1 1 2 1 – –	C# G# F# G# x x	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 4 6 x 6	– 2 1 3 – 4	x C# F# C# x G#	hard
x x x 6 6 6	– – – 1 1 1	x x x C# F# G#	easy · barre on fret 6
8 11 11 11 8 x	1 2 3 4 1 –	G# F# C# F# G# x	medium · barre on fret 8
1 1 4 1 x 4	1 1 2 1 – 3	C# G# F# G# x F#	hard · barre on fret 1
x 6 6 x 6 4	– 2 3 – 4 1	x C# G# x F# F#	hard
x 6 x 6 6 6	– 1 – 2 3 4	x C# x C# F# G#	hard
x 11 11 11 8 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x F# C# F# 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 – Orkney 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Orkney C-G-D-G-C-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.