C 7sus4 Chord on Guitar

Play C 7sus4 on Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

C 7sus4 chord diagram, starting at fret 8. Strings low to high: E 8th fret, A 10th fret, D 8th fret, G 10th fret, B 8th fret, E 8th fret.

The C 7sus4 chord is a suspended dominant that replaces the third with a fourth or second over a seventh. It is built from the notes C, F, G, Bb. This page shows how to play C 7sus4 on Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

There is no open-string version on Guitar: the lowest shape barres fret 8 and covers 3 frets. C falls on the E string. It sounds from C3 up to C5.

Guitar is tuned E–A–D–G–B–E, 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.