C 13sus4 Chord on Puerto Rican Cuatro (Antiguo)

Play C 13sus4 on Puerto Rican Cuatro (Antiguo): diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The C 13sus4 chord is a suspended dominant that replaces the third with a fourth or second over a seventh. It is built from the notes C, D, F, G, A, A#. This page shows how to play C 13sus4 on Puerto Rican Cuatro (Antiguo) with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The shape nearest the nut leaves the D, C and F strings open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 2 frets. The root is the C string itself. It sounds from D3 up to F4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 3.

Puerto Rican Cuatro (Antiguo) is tuned A–D–G–C–F, with 15 frets to work with.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on C or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.