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This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.

Intermediate

G#7sus4 Guitar Chord

A dominant seventh sus4. G#7sus4 has bluesy character.

Also known as

  • Ab7sus4
  • G# 7sus4
  • Ab 7sus4
  • A-flat7sus4
  • G-sharp7sus4
  • A-flat 7sus4
  • G-sharp 7sus4
  • G# dominant 7th suspended 4th
  • Ab dominant 7th suspended 4th
  • A-flat dominant 7th suspended 4th
  • G-sharp dominant 7th suspended 4th

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (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

This voicing at the 4th fret creates a powerful unresolved dominant tension. It's widely used in gospel, soul, and R&B. The combination of the flat 7th and sus4 gives it a distinctive, churchy quality that resolves satisfyingly to G#7.

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

eBGDAE 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2
eBGDAE 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
eBGDAE 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
eBGDAE 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2

See how G#7sus4 works with other chords — Progression Generator