C♯7sus4
7sus4 · C♯ – F♯ – G♯ – B
- C♯R
- F♯4
- G♯5
- B♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the C♯7sus4 chord
The C♯7sus4 chord (7sus4) is made up of 4 notes — C♯ is the root, F♯ the perfect fourth, G♯ the perfect fifth and B the minor seventh. It is a sus4 chord with a minor seventh added, doubling up the unresolved feel.
On guitar, C♯7sus4 chords are most often played in open position: x44102. Let the open B string ring, and leave the low E string out. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Seventh suspended-fourth chords give a funky, unresolved sound common in soul and gospel.
Common questions
- What notes are in the C♯7sus4 chord?
- The C♯7sus4 chord contains the notes C♯, F♯, G♯ and B.
- How do you play C♯7sus4 on guitar?
- A common open-position shape is x44102. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the C♯7sus4 chord?
- The C♯7sus4 chord is built from the root (C♯), a perfect fourth (F♯), a perfect fifth (G♯) and a minor seventh (B).
- Is C♯7sus4 the same as D♭7sus4?
- Yes — C♯ and D♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so C♯7sus4 and D♭7sus4 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it C♯7sus4.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open C♯7sus4 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.