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Csus4 chord on guitar

Csus4 is a suspended fourth chord: tense and hanging, wanting to fall back to the major chord. It is built from C, F and G (formula 1 4 5). Players often move sus4 to major and back to make one chord sound like a riff. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is x33011.

Csus4 fingerings (low E to high E)

1. Open position: x33011. Mute the low E string, let the G string ring open.
2. Barre at fret 3: x33563. Mute the low E string, barre fret 3 from the A to the high E string.
3. Barre at fret 8: 8-8-10-10-8-8. Barre fret 8 from the low E to the high E string.
4. Fret 10: x-x-10-12-13-13. Mute the low E and A strings.

Questions

What notes are in the Csus4 chord?

Csus4 is made of C, F and G: the root, perfect 4th and perfect 5th above C.

What is the easiest way to play Csus4?

Play x33011 (low E to high E): mute the low E string, let the G string ring open.

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