Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD)

C♯11sus4C♯ Dominant 11th Suspended 4th

DRoot
Gtone
Atone
Ctone
Etone
Gtone

Formula ♭2 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5  ·  Notes D · G · A · C · E · G

How to play it

C♯11sus4 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD), 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 11th Suspended 4th guitar chord — 10th position (11 12 11 13 10) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Read it as tab

C♯11sus4 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 11th Suspended 4th guitar tab — 10th position (11 12 11 13 10) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD)
Sound

How C♯11sus4 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
fullsuspended
Genres
gospelsoul
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · G · A · C · E · G
Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭3 · ♭5
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