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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.

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G#sus4 Guitar Chord

A suspended fourth. G#sus4 creates natural tension.

Also known as

  • Absus4
  • G# sus4
  • Ab sus4
  • A-flatsus4
  • G-sharpsus4
  • A-flat sus4
  • G-sharp sus4
  • G# suspended 4th
  • Ab suspended 4th
  • G# suspended fourth
  • Ab suspended fourth
  • A-flat suspended 4th
  • G-sharp suspended 4th
  • A-flat suspended fourth
  • G-sharp suspended fourth

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

Barre at the 4th fret and use your pinky for the sus4 note (C#). The 4th-fret position offers good leverage for the pinky stretch. Practice resolving G#sus4 to G# major — it's a fundamental dominant-function resolution.

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

eBGDAE 1 1 2 4 1 1 2 4
eBGDAE 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 1
eBGDAE 1 4 1 2 1 4 1 2
eBGDAE 1 4 2 4 1 4 2 4

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