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Beginner

Csus4 Ukulele Chord

A bright, unsettled suspended chord made of C, F and G. Replacing C major's E with an F, it leans forward and wants to fall home to plain C, which makes it a favorite in folk strums, rock riffs and pop intros.

Also known as

  • C sus4
  • C suspended 4th
  • C suspended fourth

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the four strings, from the top G string (left) to the A string (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

Leave the G and C strings open, set your index on the E string at the first fret, and reach your ring finger to the A string at the third fret. The stretch between those two fingers is the main hurdle, so keep your thumb low behind the neck and let the open strings ring clean.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

AECG 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3
AECG 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0
AECG 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 3
AECG 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1

See how Csus4 works with other chords — Progression Generator