C#sus4 chord
C#sus4 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
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C#sus4 is equivalent to D flat sus 4th. C#sus4 can be seen as a C# major triad with the third (F) replaced by the fourth (F#). It's usually played as a barre chord, whereas It's difficult to find natural fingerings for open chords.
Shown in the Fingerings diagram is a barre shape with the index finger laying over five strings.
As shown in Notes diagram, three distinct notes are played with C# and G# doublings.
Notice that the diagram starts at the 4th fret rather than the 1st fret.
Short notation: X46674.
Chord structure
The chord consists of three notes. The notes represent the root, perfect fourth and perfect fifth intervals.
Chord name
C#sus4 is an abbreviation for C sharp suspended fourth. Sometimes, C#sus alone is used as an abbreviation.
Notes
The notes that the C#sus4 chord consists of are C#, F# and G#.
Inversions
1st inversion: C#sus4/F# (means that F# is the bass note).
2nd inversion: C#sus4/G# (means that G# is the bass note).
Chord progressions
Examples of progressions featuring C#sus4.
| Progression 1: C#sus4 in conjunction with a standard C# major. | ||
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C#
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C#sus4
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C#
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