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C♯sus4 chord

C♯sus4 (also written D♭sus4) is the C# suspended fourth chord. It has 3 notes: C♯ – F♯ – G♯ (1 – 4 – 5).

A suspended fourth replaces the third with the fourth. It sounds open and unresolved, and usually falls back to the major chord (sus4 → major).

C♯sus4 chord on Guitar

C♯sus4 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x46674)
From the 4th fretx46674
C♯sus4 chord on guitar, shape 2 (9-11-11-11-9-9)
From the 9th fret9-11-11-11-9-9
C♯sus4 chord on guitar, shape 3 (x-x-11-13-14-14)
From the 11th fretx-x-11-13-14-14

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 4th fret; D 6th fret; G 6th fret; B 7th fret; high E 4th fret.

C♯sus4 chord on Ukulele

C♯sus4 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (6644)
From the 4th fret6644
C♯sus4 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (1124)
From the 1st fret1124
C♯sus4 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (6899)
From the 6th fret6899
C♯sus4 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (11-8-9-9)
From the 8th fret11-8-9-9

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 6th fret; C 6th fret; E 4th fret; A 4th fret.

C♯sus4 chord on Piano

C♯sus4 chord on piano: C♯, F♯, G♯

Play C♯, F♯ and G♯ 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 C♯sus4 chord

C♯sus4 appears in 27 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other C# chords:

Chords in the key of D♭ major:

C♯sus4 chord: questions

What notes are in the C♯sus4 chord?

C♯sus4 (C# suspended fourth) is made of C♯, F♯ and G♯ (1 – 4 – 5).

How do you play C♯sus4 on guitar?

The most common shape is x46674 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play C♯sus4 on ukulele?

Play 6644 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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