Guitar chord · Suspended & power

G suspended 4th chord on guitar

2G3CDG1C4G

330013 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓

6 ways to play Gsus4 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.

Hanging tension that usually resolves to a major or minor chord.

Notes
GCD
Formula
145
Built from
root · perfect 4th · perfect 5th

Guitar

Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →

2G3CDG1C4G

How to play it · Open position

  1. 6th string (low E): 3rd fret, middle finger (2) G
  2. 5th string (A): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) C
  3. 4th string (D): play open D
  4. 3rd string (G): play open G
  5. 2nd string (B): 1st fret, index finger (1) C
  6. 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) G

Tablature

e|--3---|
B|--1---|
G|--0---|
D|--0---|
A|--3---|
E|--3---|

Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.

Every Gsus4 note on the guitar neck

Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.

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Tips for playing Gsus4 on guitar

On guitar, Gsus4 has an open-position shape, 330013, using four fingers alongside the open strings.

Gsus4 guitar chord diagram (G suspended 4th)
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