Csus4 chord on Mandolin

in Standard (GDAE) (G-G-D-D-A-A-E-E) tuning

○○111111GGFFCCGG
Csus4
Suspended 4
Notes:C · F · G
easybarre on fret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCFG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3– – 1 1 1 1 1 1G G F F C C G Geasy · barre on fret 3
5 5 3 3 3 3 3 32 2 1 1 1 1 1 1C C F F C C G Gmedium · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 5 8 8 8 81 1 2 2 3 3 4 4C C G G F F C Cmedium
10 10 10 10 10 10 8 82 2 3 3 4 4 1 1F F C C G G C Cmedium
10 10 10 10 10 10 x x1 1 1 1 1 1 – –F F C C G G x xeasy · barre on fret 10
5 5 5 5 3 3 1 13 3 4 4 2 2 1 1C C G G C C F Fhard
x x 3 3 3 3 3 3– – 1 1 1 1 1 1x x F F C C G Geasy · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 5 8 8 x x1 1 2 2 3 3 – –C C G G F F x xmedium
0 0 10 10 8 8 8 8– – 3 3 1 1 2 2G G C C F F C Cmedium
0 0 3 3 3 3 x x– – 1 1 2 2 – –G G F F C C x xeasy
5 5 3 3 x x 3 33 3 1 1 – – 2 2C C F F x x G Ghard
0 0 5 5 8 8 8 8– – 1 1 2 2 3 3G G G G F F C Cmedium
0 0 x x 8 8 8 8– – – – 1 1 2 2G G x x F F C Ceasy
0 0 3 3 3 3 1 1– – 2 2 3 3 1 1G G F F C C F Fmedium
x x 5 5 8 8 8 8– – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x G G F F C Cmedium
0 0 10 10 8 8 x x– – 2 2 1 1 – –G G C C F F x xmedium

The Csus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes C, F, G. Below are playable fingerings for Mandolin 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
45F
57G

More C chords

Other roots

See Csus4 in another tuning

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.