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C#sus Guitar Chord

Shorthand for sus4. A tense sound with a natural pull to resolve to the major chord.

Guitar

Strings X–4–4–6–7–4

How to play the C#sus chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–4–4–6–7–4 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 4 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 4 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 6 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 7 · pinky
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · index finger

Other names for the C#sus chord

Other names: C# suspended, C#sus4

Music theory name: suspended chord

Common name: C# sus chord

Notes and intervals in the C#sus chord

Note Interval
C# Root
F# Perfect 4th
G# Perfect 5th

All variations

Fret 4
X–4–4–6–7–4
Fret 4
X–4–6–6–7–4
Fret 9
9–9–11–11–9–9
Fret 9
9–11–11–11–9–9

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys