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C suspended 4 guitar chord

C suspended 4 is C, F, and G. F stands in for the E in C major. Copy the first picture, then the list.

x means muted. 0 means open.

C suspended 4

Short code x33011, thickest string first.

Barre fret 1 with the index finger on the B and high E strings.

  1. Low E string: muted, do not play.
  2. A string: fret 3, ring finger, note C, 1st.
  3. D string: fret 3, pinky finger, note F, 4th.
  4. G string: open, note G, 5th.
  5. B string: fret 1, index finger, note C, 1st.
  6. High E string: fret 1, index finger, note F, 4th.

C suspended 4 uses the notes C, F and G.

More C guitar chords.

Also C major, C minor, C dominant 7, C major 7, C minor 7, C suspended 2, C power chord, C diminished, C augmented.

C suspended 4, another shape

Short code 335563, thickest string first.

Barre fret 3 with the index finger on the low E, A and high E strings.

  1. Low E string: fret 3, index finger, note G, 5th.
  2. A string: fret 3, index finger, note C, 1st.
  3. D string: fret 5, middle finger, note G, 5th.
  4. G string: fret 5, ring finger, note C, 1st.
  5. B string: fret 6, pinky finger, note F, 4th.
  6. High E string: fret 3, index finger, note G, 5th.

C suspended 4 uses the notes G, C and F.

Why does this C suspended 4 not sound major or minor?

Both pictures are C, F, and G. There is no E and no E flat, so this is not C major and not C minor. F is the extra note (a 4th). The first picture mutes the thick string and bars fret 1 on the two thin strings. The second picture bars fret 3. Same three notes. The second shape usually sounds thicker.

If the C suspended 4 in a song sounds thicker than the first picture, try the second picture lower on this page.

On the first picture F is on the D string, fret 3, pinky, and on the high E string, fret 1, index finger. Play C major after this and you will hear E instead of F. Play C minor and you will hear E flat instead of F.