C#sus4 chord

C#sus4 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

Description and theory

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 is difficult to find natural fingerings for open chords.

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.

Notes

The notes that the C#sus4 chord consists of are C#, F# and G#.

Try it in a chord progression

C# - C#sus4 - C#

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).

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