Csus4 chord
Tense and expectant. The fourth replaces the third and strains to fall back to it — the classic delayed resolution.
C suspended 4th · 2 voicings
Notes in Csus4
How to Play Csus4
Barre, Esus4 shape
8 10 10 10 8 8
Barre, Asus4 shape
x 3 5 5 6 3
Numbers under each diagram are frets, string 6 (thickest) to string 1. x means don't play that string; 0 means play it open.
How Csus4 Relates to Other Chords
Csus4 contains exactly the same notes as Fsus2 — the two are the same chord voiced from a different root, so one shape covers both.
It is built on C with the third replaced, which is why it wants to resolve back to it.
Playing tips for Csus4
Csus4has no standard open-position shape, so every voicing here is movable — the same finger pattern works at any fret, and sliding it changes the chord's root. Barre with the flat edge of your index finger, slightly rolled toward the headstock, rather than the soft centre of the pad.
If a string buzzes or sounds dead, the usual causes are a fingertip leaning against it, not quite enough pressure, or a finger too far behind the fret. Play each string one at a time to find which one is failing before adjusting the whole shape — and make sure your guitar is in tune first, since an out-of-tune string will make a correct shape sound wrong. Use our free online tuner to check.
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