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Gsus2sus4 Guitar Chord

A very open, ambient sound with both suspended notes replacing the third. Neither major nor minor. Used in modern pop, post-rock and ambient music.

Guitar

Strings 3–3–0–2–1–X

How to play the Gsus2sus4 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 3–3–0–2–1–X 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 · ring finger
5th string (A) Fret 3 · little finger
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Do not play

Notation for Gsus2sus4 chord

Other names: G suspended 2nd and 4th

Music theory name: suspended second and fourth chord

Common name: G sus2sus4 chord

Intervals and tones in Gsus2sus4 chord

Note Interval
G Root
A Major 2nd
C Perfect 4th
D Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
3–3–0–2–1–X
Open
3–3–0–2–3–X
Open
3–0–0–2–1–3
Fret 3
3–3–5–5–3–5
Fret 10
X–10–10–12–10–10

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys