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Gsus Guitar Chord

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

Guitar

Strings 3–3–0–0–1–3

How to play the Gsus chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 3–3–0–0–1–3 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) Fret 3 · middle finger
5th string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · little finger

Notation for Gsus chord

Other names: G suspended, G sus4

Music theory name: suspended chord

Common name: G sus chord

Intervals and tones in Gsus chord

Note Interval
G Root
C Perfect 4th
D Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
3–3–0–0–1–3
Fret 3
3–3–5–5–3–3
Fret 3
3–5–5–5–3–3
Fret 3
X–X–5–5–3–3

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Gsus

Stay With Me
Sam Smith
Dumb
Nirvana