Guitar · Suspended 4th chord

Csus4C Suspended 4th

Key: C Major
Medium
Popular
Open chord

Csus4 is the C suspended 4th chord on guitar, made of the notes C · F · G.

Other positions

Notes

C
F
G

Structure

1
4
5

Sound: Suspended fourth; Tense, asks for resolution
Harmonic function: Tonic; The tonal center. It conveys stability and rest.

Harmonic field of C Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	C	Tonic
ii	Dm	Subdominant
iii	Em	Tonic relative
IV	F	Subdominant
V	G	Dominant
vi	Am	Tonic relative
vii°	Bdim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 1 of string 2.
2Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 5.
3Place your pinky on fret 3 of string 4.
4Let string 3 ring open.
5Don't play strings 6, 1.
6Strum from string 5 down.