What notes are in the G7sus4 chord?

G7sus4 contains G, C, D, F. Its formula is 1-4-5-b7.

What is the easiest way to play G7sus4?

Try x x x 0 1 1 (Easy 3-string version). It uses 2 fretted notes and no barre.

What key is G7sus4 in?

G7sus4 belongs to C major (as the V7sus4 chord), Eb major (as the III7sus4 chord), F major (as the II7sus4 chord), Bb major (as the VI7sus4 chord).

Why does my G7sus4 chord buzz?

Press each string just behind the fret wire, keep your fingertips upright so they don't touch the next string, and keep your thumb behind the neck. On a barre, roll the index finger slightly onto its bony edge.

Can I use a capo for G7sus4?

Yes. A capo lets you play G7sus4 with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

What does G7sus4 resolve to?

Usually to G7 (the 4th falls to the 3rd) and then to the chord a 4th above.

G7sus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

G7sus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play G Seventh Suspended Fourth (Charts)

G7sus4 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as g7sus4 chord, g7sus4 guitar chord and how to play G7sus4.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Open position
3 3 0 0 1 1

Barre (3rd fret, E-string root)
3 3 3 5 3 3

Easy 3-string version
x x x 0 1 1

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play G7sus4 (G seventh suspended fourth) on guitar, play 3 3 0 0 1 1 from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains G, C, D, F. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x x 0 1 1, which needs 2 fretted notes.

G7sus4 chord facts

Chord	G7sus4 (G seventh suspended fourth)
Other names	G7sus, Gsus7
Notes	G, C, D, F
Intervals	G (root), C (perfect 4th), D (perfect 5th), F (minor 7th)
Formula	1-4-5-b7
Difficulty	Beginner
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play G7sus4 on guitar?

The main shape is 3 3 0 0 1 1 (Open position). Finger by finger:

Put your index finger (1) on the B string at fret 1 (C, the perfect 4th).
Put your middle finger (2) on the high e string at fret 1 (F, the minor 7th).
Put your ring finger (3) on the low E string at fret 3 (G, the root).
Put your pinky (4) on the A string at fret 3 (C, the perfect 4th).