C suspended 4th (Csus4)
CRoot
FPerf 4
GPerf 5
Anticipatory and unresolved. Replaces the 3rd with a 4th. Common in rock and pop as a transition chord.
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How to play it
Csus4
C suspended 4th, Open
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- CRoot
- FP4
- GP5
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notesWhy it sounds suspended 4th
C+5 fretsF+2 fretsG
Stacked from 2 intervals. Compare with Csus2 →
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Where to go next
More C chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of C
What Csus4 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of C major
Other Sus4 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
Csus4
C suspended 4th, Open
- Bass
- C, the root
- Root
- C
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- CRoot
- FP4
- GP5
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notes04
Where to go next
More C chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of C
What Csus4 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of C major
Other Sus4 chords
Same quality, every root