x 4 4 1 2 x
C#sus4
Notes: C# · F# · G#
More common: Dbsus4
Triads
Suspended
Sevenths
Extensions
Other shapes (29)
Showing 12 of 29
x 4 4 x 2 4
x 4 6 6 7 x
x 4 x 1 2 2
x 4 4 1 x 2
x 4 4 1 x 4
x 4 4 6 x 4
9 9 6 6 x x
x x 11 11 9 9
9 11 11 11 x x
x 4 4 x 7 4
x 4 x 6 7 4
About C#sus4
C#sus4 is built from three notes: C# (root), F# (perfect fourth) and G# (perfect fifth). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – 4 – 5. It is a suspended chord: it replaces the third with the perfect fourth, which creates a tension that usually resolves to the major chord.
C#sus4 has no standard open shape in the CAGED system, so its 29 voicings are sorted only by difficulty and position on the neck. C#sus4 is also written as Dbsus4: the same chord with the root spelled differently, and it sounds identical. The more common spelling is Dbsus4.