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C♯7sus4 (also written D♭7sus4) is a dominant seventh suspended fourth chord made of 4 notes: C♯, F♯, G♯, B. It sounds a dominant chord that hangs before it settles, and you hear it in funk, gospel and the moment before a 7th chord. It is the V chord of F♯ major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on C♯7sus4 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from C♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| C♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| F♯ | 4 | perfect fourth | 5 |
| G♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| B | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – 4 – 5 – ♭7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, D♭7sus4 is D♭, G♭, A♭, C♭: the same sounds under different names.
x4440xx4410xx44424999(11)99x4x402xxx677The open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 9th fret (999(11)99): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
C♯7sus4 belongs to 3 keys: V in F♯ major, VII in E♭ minor, V7 in F♯ minor. In F♯ major, try I–V–vi–IV: F♯ – C♯7sus4 – D♯m – B.
C♯, F♯, G♯, B: the root, fourth, fifth, minor seventh.
Open position: x4410x (low string first), rated Easy.
C♯7sus4 has F♯ where C♯7 has E♯. C♯7sus4 sounds a dominant chord that hangs before it settles; C♯7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 3 fingers.