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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

G7sus4 Guitar Chord

A dominant seventh sus4. G7sus4 has bluesy character.

Also known as

  • G 7sus4
  • G 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

Open G7sus4 adds the suspended 4th (C) to the G7 chord. It's a wonderfully resonant voicing that uses several open strings. The tension between the sus4 and the flat 7th creates a rich, complex sound that resolves beautifully to G7 or G.

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

eBGDAE 3 3 0 0 1 1 3 3
eBGDAE 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 1
eBGDAE 3 1 3 1 0 0 3 1
eBGDAE 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1

See how G7sus4 works with other chords — Progression Generator