Csus4 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).
Csus4 chord on Guitar
x33010
x35563
8-10-10-10-8-8
x-x-10-12-13-13Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 3rd fret; D 3rd fret; G open; B 1st fret; high E open.
Csus4 chord on Ukulele
0013
5533
5788
10-7-8-8Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G open; C open; E 1st fret; A 3rd fret.
Csus4 chord on Piano
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 Csus4 chord
Csus4 appears in 97 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Freya Skye – Petty Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- 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
- Jean-Jacques Goldman – La Vie Cest Mieux Quand On Est Amoureux Chords
- Waylon Wyatt – Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Debbi – Touch The Sun Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Ghost – The Future Is A Foreign Land Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Westward the Tide – On The Run Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Gracie Abrams – I Knew It I Know You Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Supergrass – La Song Chords on Piano and Ukulele
- Sheryl Crow – Walk Away Chords on Piano and Ukulele
Related chords
Other C chords:
Chords in the key of C major:
Csus4 chord: questions
What notes are in the Csus4 chord?
Csus4 (C suspended fourth) is made of C, F and G (1 – 4 – 5).
How do you play Csus4 on guitar?
The most common shape is x33010 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play Csus4 on ukulele?
Play 0013 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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