Sus & power family
G suspended fourth chord
Gsus4G suspended fourth
Piano root position
- Root
- 4
- 5
Guitar standard tuning
Barre · fret 3
Lay your index flat across all six strings at fret 3.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- G1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- 3
- C4
- ♭5
- D5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- G Root
- C Perfect 4th
- D Perfect 5th
About this chord
What is a G suspended fourth chord?
Gsus4 is built from 3 notes: G (the root), C (the 4), D (the 5). The fourth hangs in place of the third and wants to fall back to it.
- Notes
- G · C · D
- Formula
- 1 · 4 · 5
- Also written
- Gsus
- Found in
- Outside the major and minor keys
Neighbours
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