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Gsus4 chord

G suspended 4th. The notes are G, C and D. Four ways to play it are below the neck.

Gsus4Suspended 4th
G · C · D · G · C · GR 4 5also
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Ways to play Gsus4

Open position first, then up the neck. Tap a shape to put it on the fretboard above and hear it. The numbers are fingers (1 is your index), × means leave that string out, and ○ means let it ring open.

What's in Gsus4

A suspended 4th swaps the 3rd for the 4th: Gsus4 is G, C, D. The 4th (C) sits a half step above the major 3rd (B) and wants to fall onto it.

NoteFormulaInterval from G
G1Root
C4Perfect 4th
D5Perfect 5th

Tense in a way that asks to resolve. The classic move is sus4 to major on the same root, which you'll hear at the end of hymns and in plenty of rock intros.

Keys that use Gsus4

Every major and minor key whose scale contains all of G, C and D, and the chord's Roman numeral in each.

KeyGsus4 is the
G majorIsus4
G minorIsus4
D minorIVsus4
C majorVsus4
C minorVsus4
F majorIIsus4
B♭ majorVIsus4
E♭ majorIIIsus4
E minorIIIsus4
A minorVIIsus4

Progressions to try

Isus4–I in G major

  1. Gsus4
  2. G

The 4th resolves down to the 3rd. Hold the sus longer for more tension.

IV–V–Isus4–I in G major

  1. C
  2. D
  3. Gsus4
  4. G

A sus4 just before the final chord delays the landing by a beat.

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