Piano chord
C♯ sus4 chord
C♯sus4 is a suspended chord: the root C♯, a perfect 4th up to F♯ and a perfect 5th up to G♯.
- Symbol
- C♯sus4
- Notes
- C♯ – F♯ – G♯
Play it yourself
Tap C♯, F♯ and G♯ on the keys below, in any order.
- C♯
- F♯
- G♯
Sus chords replace the third with another note, so they are neither major nor minor. A sus4 chord sounds like it is waiting, and often resolves to the major chord on the same root.
Inversions of C♯sus4
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
C♯ – F♯ – G♯
- 1st inversion · C♯sus4/F♯
F♯ – G♯ – C♯
- 2nd inversion · C♯sus4/G♯
G♯ – C♯ – F♯
Keys with C♯sus4
C♯sus4 doesn't occur naturally in a major or natural minor key. It's used as a colour chord, borrowed or altered.