CMsus4C Major Suspended 4th
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Formula 1 · 4 · 5 · Notes C · F · G
How to play it
CMsus4 fingering positions
D Tuning (ADF♯B), 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
CMsus4 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 CMsus4 sounds
Consonance
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Character
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Moods
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Genres
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Theory
Notes & relationships
NotesC · F · G
Formula (scale degrees)1 · 4 · 5
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