Csus4 chord

Csus4 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.

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Description and theory

Csus4 can be seen as a C major triad with the third (E) replaced by the fourth (F). It is usually played as an open chord or as a barre chord.

Chord structure

The chord consists of three notes. The notes represent the root, perfect fourth and perfect fifth intervals.

Chord name

Csus4 is an abbreviation for C suspended fourth.

Notes

The notes that the Csus4 chord consists of are C, F and G.

Try it in a chord progression

G - C - Csus4 - F

Inversions

1st inversion: Csus4/F (means that F is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Csus4/G (means that G is the bass note).


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