Guitar chord · Suspended & power
C dominant 7th suspended 4th chord on guitar
x33363 · Barre · 3rd fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play C7sus4 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
A dominant 7th with a suspended 4th — common in funk, soul and gospel.
- Notes
- CFGB♭
- Formula
- 145♭7
- Built from
- root · perfect 4th · perfect 5th · minor 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 3rd fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 3rd fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 3rd fret, held by the barre C
- 4th string (D): 3rd fret, held by the barre F
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, held by the barre B♭
- 2nd string (B): 6th fret, pinky finger (4) F
- 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, held by the barre G
Tablature
e|--3---| B|--6---| G|--3---| D|--3---| A|--3---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every C7sus4 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing C7sus4 on guitar
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).
