C7sus4 is the C dominant seventh suspended fourth chord. It has 4 notes: C – F – G – B♭ (1 – 4 – 5 – ♭7).
A seventh suspended fourth swaps the third of a dominant seventh for the fourth, often resolving to the plain seventh chord.
C7sus4 chord on Guitar
x35363
8-10-8-10-8-8
x33311
x-x-10-12-11-13Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 3rd fret; D 5th fret; G 3rd fret; B 6th fret; high E 3rd fret.
C7sus4 chord on Ukulele
0011
3533
10-10-8-10
12-12-13-13Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G open; C open; E 1st fret; A 1st fret.
C7sus4 chord on Piano
Play C, F, G and B♭ together with your right hand, and C (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the C7sus4 chord
C7sus4 appears in 10 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Annabelle Dinda – Doesn’t Matter Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- The Rolling Stones – Whos Been Sleeping Here Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- David Tao (陶喆) – Er Shi Er 二十二 Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Paolo Vallesi feat. Gigi D’Alessio – Non Andare Via Chords
- Yerin Baek – Loveless Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Tatsuro Yamashita – Music Book Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- David Sylvian – Red Guitar Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Amy Grant – A Christmas To Remember Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Drake Bell – Its Never Over Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
- Mark Knopfler – When You Leave Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab
Related chords
Other C chords:
Chords in the key of C major:
C7sus4 chord: questions
What notes are in the C7sus4 chord?
C7sus4 (C dominant seventh suspended fourth) is made of C, F, G and B♭ (1 – 4 – 5 – ♭7).
How do you play C7sus4 on guitar?
The most common shape is x35363 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play C7sus4 on ukulele?
Play 0011 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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