Piano chord
C sus4 chord
Csus4 is a suspended chord: the root C, a perfect 4th up to F and a perfect 5th up to G.
- Symbol
- Csus4
- 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 Csus4
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 · Csus4/F
F – G – C
- 2nd inversion · Csus4/G
G – C – F
Keys with Csus4
Csus4 doesn't occur naturally in a major or natural minor key. It's used as a colour chord, borrowed or altered.