How to Play Gsus4 on Piano

The G Suspended 4th chord sounds expectant. It stacks 3 notes: G – C – D.

The third is replaced by a fourth, a semitone above where the third would sit. It traditionally resolves downward onto the missing third.

Notes in Gsus4

NoteIntervalFinger
GG4Root1
CC5Perfect 4th3
DD5Perfect 5th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on G. Use finger 3 on C and finger 5 on D.

Where it sits

Every note of this chord is a white key, which makes it one of the easier shapes to find without looking.

Press all 3 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Suspended 4th Chords

Csus4
C – F – G
Dbsus4
Db – Gb – Ab
Dsus4
D – G – A
Ebsus4
Eb – Ab – Bb
Esus4
E – A – B
Fsus4
F – Bb – C
F#sus4
F# – B – C#
Absus4
Ab – Db – Eb
Asus4
A – D – E
Bbsus4
Bb – Eb – F
Bsus4
B – E – F#

Other G Chords

G6
G – B – D – E
G7
G – B – D – F
G9
G – B – D – F – A
G
G – B – D
Gm
G – Bb – D
Gmaj7
G – B – D – F#
Gm7
G – Bb – D – F
Gdim
G – Bb – Db
Gaug
G – B – D#
Gsus2
G – A – D
Gdim7
G – Bb – Db – Fb
Gm6
G – Bb – D – E
Gadd9
G – B – D – A