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C#sus Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
C#4 · F#4 · Ab4

How to play the C#sus chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: C#4, F#4 and Ab4. Suggested fingering is 1–4–5 (1 is the thumb).

Notation for C#sus chord

Other names: C# suspended, C# sus4

Music theory name: suspended chord

Common name: C# sus chord

Intervals and tones in C#sus chord

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

Inversions

1st inversion
F#4 · Ab4 · C#5
2nd inversion
Ab4 · C#5 · F#5

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