A suspended twist on the full open G, adding tension to a workhorse chord.
Notes: G – D – C · Formula: 1 – 4 – 5
Load Gsus4 onto an interactive fretboard, hear every note, and build it into a progression.
Play Gsus4 in the Studio →A Gsus4 chord contains the notes G, D, C. It is built from the suspended 4th formula 1 - 4 - 5, with G as the root.
Most often as a decoration on a held G — strum G, lift into Gsus4 for a beat, then fall back to G. The brief suspension adds momentum to a bar that would otherwise sit still, which is why it turns up so often in strummed acoustic parts built around G.