How to Play Gsus4 Chord on Guitar | G Suspended Fourth

The intervals of this chord are Root, Perfect Fourth, and Perfect Fifth

Some chord charts name this chord as:

G Suspended Fourth
Gsus4

The notes in the G Suspended Fourth chord are G, C, and D.
This is a suspended chord, then it's neither major or minor (as it does not have the Third).

Suspended chords are one of most useful things in a musician's bag of tricks.

Notes in the G sus4 chord:

GCD

Chord Formula:

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Fingerings for the G Suspended Fourth guitar chord

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Position 1
Open

Position 2
BarreMovable

Position 3
BarreMovable

Position 4
BarreMovable

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Use Fretboard Maps To Build Chords Along All The Fretboard

Chord tones in te G sus4 chord

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below. Some shapes will sound good, some less, let your ears decide!

These maps show you the tones in a chord all along the fretboard. They are incredibly helpful because allow you to:

Create new voicings on the fly, across all the neck
Improvise targeting the right notes
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Notes in the G sus4 chord:

Chord Formula:

Position 1Open

Position 2BarreMovable

Position 3BarreMovable

Position 4BarreMovable

Position 1
Open

Position 2
BarreMovable

Position 3
BarreMovable

Position 4
BarreMovable