C Suspended Fourth Chord on Guitar

Also known as:
C Suspended 4th , Csus4 , Csus

Here you can learn how to play C Suspended Fourth Chord on the Guitar. The C Suspended Fourth Chord doesn't have a definitive quality because it lacks a Major or minor Third interval so is neither sad nor happy. C Suspended Fourth Chord contains the notes C, F, G. The C Suspended Fourth Chord on Guitar is a Suspended type chord which means the Third has been replaced, in this case with the Fourth F.

Below you will find C Suspended Fourth Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the C Suspended Fourth Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

C, F, G

Notation

Degrees

NoteNumberName
C1Tonic
F4Subdominant
G5Dominant

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
C > C0Perfect Unison (P1)
C > F5Perfect 4th (P4)
C > G7Perfect 5th (P5)
Root
Third
Fifth
Seventh

C Suspended Fourth Open Chords

Open chord shapes for C Suspended Fourth Chord with the root in the bass.

1
1
3
4

C Suspended Fourth Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

Moveable and Barre chord shapes for C Suspended Fourth Chord with the root in the bass.

12
1
2
3
4
C Shape
3
1
1
2
3
4
A Shape
5
1
1
3
4
G Shape
8
1
1
1
2
3
4
E Shape
10
1
2
3
3/4
D Shape

C Suspended Fourth Three String Chords

Moveable three string chord shapes, including inversions, for C Suspended Fourth Chord across different groupings of strings.

C Suspended Fourth Chord on string group 1, 2, 3

3
1
2/3
3/4
Root Position
(A Shape)
8
1
1
3
1st Inversion
(E Shape)
12
1
2
2/3
2nd Inversion
(D Shape)

C Suspended Fourth Chord on string group 2, 3, 4

8
1
2/3
3/4
Root Position
(E Shape)
12
1
2
3/4
1st Inversion
(C Shape)
5
1
1/2
2/3
2nd Inversion
(A Shape)

C Suspended Fourth Chord on string group 3, 4, 5

12
1
3
4
Root Position
(C Shape)
5
1
1
4
1st Inversion
(G Shape)
10
1
1/2
1/3
2nd Inversion
(E Shape)

C Suspended Fourth Chord on string group 4, 5, 6

5
1
3
4
Root Position
(G Shape)
10
1
1
4
1st Inversion
(D Shape)
3
1
1/2
1/3
2nd Inversion
(C Shape)

Music Theory

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Scales related to C Suspended Fourth Chord

Same Spellings

Scales that include all of the notes of the C Suspended Fourth Chord.

ii Chord of B Major Scale

I Chord of C Major Scale

vi Chord of E Major Scale

V Chord of F Major Scale

iii Chord of A Major Scale

III Chord of A Natural Minor Scale

i Chord of C Natural Minor Scale

VII Chord of D Natural Minor Scale

v Chord of F Natural Minor Scale

iv Chord of G Natural Minor Scale

i Chord of C Harmonic Minor Scale

V Chord of F Harmonic Minor Scale

ii Chord of B Melodic Minor Scale

i Chord of C Melodic Minor Scale

V Chord of F Melodic Minor Scale

ii Chord of B Major Pentatonic Scale

vi Chord of E Major Pentatonic Scale

V Chord of F Major Pentatonic Scale

i Chord of C Minor Pentatonic Scale

VII Chord of D Minor Pentatonic Scale

iv Chord of G Minor Pentatonic Scale

ii Chord of B Major Blues Scale

vi Chord of E Major Blues Scale

V Chord of F Major Blues Scale

i Chord of C Minor Blues Scale

VII Chord of D Minor Blues Scale

iv Chord of G Minor Blues Scale

ii Chord of B Ionian Mode

I Chord of C Ionian Mode

vi Chord of E Ionian Mode

V Chord of F Ionian Mode

iii Chord of A Ionian Mode

ii Chord of B Dorian Mode

i Chord of C Dorian Mode

VII Chord of D Dorian Mode

v Chord of F Dorian Mode

IV Chord of G Dorian Mode

III Chord of A Phrygian Mode

i Chord of C Phrygian Mode

vii Chord of D Phrygian Mode

VI Chord of E Phrygian Mode

iv Chord of G Phrygian Mode

II Chord of B Lydian Mode

vii Chord of D Lydian Mode

vi Chord of E Lydian Mode

V Chord of F Lydian Mode

iii Chord of A Lydian Mode

ii Chord of B Mixolydian Mode

I Chord of C Mixolydian Mode

vi Chord of E Mixolydian Mode

v Chord of F Mixolydian Mode

IV Chord of G Mixolydian Mode

III Chord of A Aeolian Mode

i Chord of C Aeolian Mode

VII Chord of D Aeolian Mode

v Chord of F Aeolian Mode

iv Chord of G Aeolian Mode

iii Chord of A Locrian Mode

II Chord of B Locrian Mode

vii Chord of D Locrian Mode

VI Chord of E Locrian Mode

iv Chord of G Locrian Mode

I Chord of C Phrygian Dominant Mode

iv Chord of G Phrygian Dominant Mode

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