G9sus4G Dominant 9th Suspended 4th
DRoot
Gtone
Atone
Ctone
Etone
Formula 5 · 1 · 2 · 4 · 6 · Notes D · G · A · C · E
How to play it
G9sus4 fingering positions
C / Drop C (gCGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).
Read it as tab
G9sus4 guitar tab
The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.
Sound
How G9sus4 sounds
Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
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Character
Moods & genres
Moods
soulfulsuspendedsmooth
Genres
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesD · G · A · C · E
Formula (scale degrees)5 · 1 · 2 · 4 · 6
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