G Suspended 4th
Gsus4
Notes
G · C · D
Intervals
- RootG (1P)
- Perfect 4thC (4P)
- Perfect 5thD (5P)
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About
The Gsus4 chord (G–C–D) also replaces the third — this time with a perfect fourth. The fourth has a stronger gravitational pull than the second; in common-practice harmony it traditionally resolves downward to the third, making sus4 feel more like a delayed resolution than a neutral color. This makes it effective for rhythmic tension and release, especially in rock and gospel. The C typically resolves to either G (third raised) or Gm (third lowered). On guitar the modification is often a single-finger addition or movement from a major shape; the fourth is the defining tone and must be present. Compared to Gsus2, sus4 has a clearer sense of wanting to land somewhere.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- G Blues (deg 1)
- G Harmonic Minor (I)
- G Major (I)
- G Melodic Minor (I)
- G Minor Pentatonic (deg 1)
- G Natural Minor (I)
- A Blues (deg 6)
- A Minor Pentatonic (deg 5)
- A Natural Minor (VII)
- B♭ Major (VI)
- B♭ Major Pentatonic (deg 5)
- C Harmonic Minor (V)
- C Major (V)
- C Major Pentatonic (deg 4)
- C Melodic Minor (V)
- C Natural Minor (V)
- D Blues (deg 3)
- D Minor Pentatonic (deg 3)
- D Natural Minor (IV)
- E Natural Minor (III)
- E♭ Major (III)
- F Major (II)
- F Major Pentatonic (deg 2)
- F Melodic Minor (II)
- G Dorian (I)
- G Mixolydian (I)
- G Phrygian (I)
- A Dorian (VII)
- A Locrian (VII)
- A Phrygian (VII)
- A♭ Lydian (VII)
- B Locrian (VI)
- B Phrygian (VI)
- B♭ Lydian (VI)
- B♭ Mixolydian (VI)
- C Dorian (V)
- C Lydian (V)
- C Mixolydian (V)
- D Dorian (IV)
- D Locrian (IV)
- D Mixolydian (IV)
- D Phrygian (IV)
- E Locrian (III)
- E Phrygian (III)
- E♭ Lydian (III)
- F Dorian (II)
- F Lydian (II)
- F Mixolydian (II)
- F♯ Locrian (II)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. Roman numeral marks the chord root’s position in the scale; dashed badges aren’t linked yet.