Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

C7sus4C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th

CRoot
Ftone
Gtone
A♯tone

Formula 1 · 4 · 5 · ♭7  ·  Notes C · F · G · A♯

How to play it

C7sus4 fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD), 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).

C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 x 3 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 0 3 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 5 x 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 5 5 x) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 5 3 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 3rd position (0 3 5 5 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 5th position (x 5 5 5 8) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 5th position (x 5 5 8 5) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

C7sus4 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.

C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 x 3 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 0 3 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 5 x 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 5 5 x) in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 5 3 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 3rd position (0 3 5 5 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 5th position (x 5 5 5 8) in Double C (gCGCD)
C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 5th position (x 5 5 8 5) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How C7sus4 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
suspendedsoulfulanticipatory
Genres
soulgospeljazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · F · G · A♯
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 4 · 5 · ♭7
Explore

More ways to play C Dominant 7th Suspended 4th

Browse the rest of the C chords in this tuning, or open C7sus4 in the app for every voicing.

C7sus4 in other tunings:

See & hear C7sus4 in Chordology

The app shows every voicing across guitar, piano, bass, banjo and ukulele — in any tuning, with a capo, and you can play every chord back. All offline.

Hear every chordMore voicingsEvery tuning & capoWorks offline
Download on theApp Store