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Guitar chord · 7th Suspended 4th

G7sus4 chord (G 7th Suspended 4th)

Soulful, unresolved dominant chord widely used in gospel, R&B, and jazz.

Notes GCDF
Formula 1 4 5 ♭7
Shapes 1 on this page

G7sus4 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, G.

5th String Root 7sus4 x 10 12 10 13 10

Interactive chord diagram

G7sus4 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over G7sus4

These scales start on G and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when G7sus4 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a G7sus4 chord?
G7sus4 is G, C, D, F: the 1, 4, 5, ♭7 of G.
How do you play G7sus4 on guitar?
5th String Root 7sus4: x 10 12 10 13 10 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with G7sus4?
Scales on G that contain every note of G7sus4: G Minor, G Minor Pentatonic, G Blues, G Dorian, G Phrygian, G Mixolydian.

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