Suspended & power

C dominant 7th suspended 4th chord

A dominant 7th with a suspended 4th — common in funk, soul and gospel.

How to play C7sus4

x33363 · Barre · 3rd fret

Right hand: C (1), F (2), G (3), B♭ (5)

0011 · Open position

There’s no open-string way to play C7sus4 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 3rd fret (x33363).

On piano, C7sus4 has one black key (B♭) and three white keys.

On ukulele the usual C7sus4 shape is 0011, with a small 2-string barre at the 1st fret.

Move a single note and C7sus4 becomes a different chord: lower F to E for C7, swap F for E♭ for Cm7 and drop the B♭ for Csus4.