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Gsus4 chord on guitar

Gsus4 is a suspended fourth chord: tense and hanging, wanting to fall back to the major chord. It is built from G, C and D (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 330013.

Gsus4 fingerings (low E to high E)

1. Open position: 330013. Let the D and G strings ring open.
2. Open position: 330033. Let the D and G strings ring open.
3. Fret 5: xx5788. Mute the low E and A strings.
4. Barre at fret 10: x-10-10-12-13-10. Mute the low E string, barre fret 10 from the A to the high E string.

Questions

What notes are in the Gsus4 chord?

Gsus4 is made of G, C and D: the root, perfect 4th and perfect 5th above G.

What is the easiest way to play Gsus4?

Play 330013 (low E to high E): let the D and G strings ring open.

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