G7sus4 chord
G seventh suspended fourth. One shape on the neck below, with the notes it's built from and the keys it belongs to.
Notes
- G
- 1
- C
- 4
- D
- 5
- F
- b7
There's no third, so it's neither major nor minor.
The suspended 4th creates tension that wants to resolve.
The minor seventh adds a bluesy edge and leaves the chord sounding unfinished.
How to play G7sus4
- Root on A
- x-10-12-10-13-10
Want to know why this chord works where it does? The Intermediate lessons cover it, and founding players get them first.
Keys with G7sus4
G7sus4 uses only notes from G minor, D minor, C major and C minor. It sounds most at home in G minor.