G♯ suspended 4th chord

Playing it

There’s no open-string way to play G♯sus4 on guitar with the root in the bass, so the standard shape is a barre across the 4th fret (446644). While you build strength, you can play just the top four strings of the same shape (xx6644).

On piano, every note of G♯sus4 is a black key.

On ukulele the usual G♯sus4 shape is 1344, using four fingers.

Related chords

G♯sus4 contains exactly the same notes as C♯sus2. Which name fits depends on which note is in the bass and what key you’re in.

Move a single note and G♯sus4 becomes a different chord: lower C♯ to B♯ for G♯, swap C♯ for B for G♯m, swap C♯ for A♯ for G♯sus2 and add F♯ for G♯7sus4.