G7sus4 G seventh suspended fourth chord
- Notes
- G C D F
- Formula
- 1 4 5 b7
- Semitones
- 0 5 7 10 above the root
- Other symbols
- G7sus
G to C is a perfect fourth (5 semitones), C to D is a major second (2 semitones), D to F is a minor third (3 semitones). A dominant seventh with the fourth, C, in place of the third. Like any sus chord it is neither major nor minor. With F in the bass the same four keys read as G7sus4/F.
G7sus4 on the piano
Root position from G4: G4, C5, D5, F5. Middle C is C4.
G7sus4 on the guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E). Strings run low E on the left to high e on the right, frets downwards; × is a muted string, ○ an open string, and each dot shows the note it sounds, with the root in blue-green. Every shape below has G as its lowest note.
3 5 3 5 3 3 (low E to high e)
Sounds G2 D3 F3 C4 D4 G4
x 10 12 10 13 10 (low E to high e)
Sounds G3 D4 F4 C5 D5
The E-shape and A-shape grips are movable: an E-shape chord's root is the note under your first finger on the low E string, an A-shape chord's root is the note on the A string. Slide the same grip up or down to play seventh suspended fourth chords on other roots.
Inversions of G7sus4
An inversion puts a note other than the root in the bass. The name is what semicord's chord finder calls those notes played bottom to top; a slash name like C/E means a C chord with E in the bass.
| Position | Notes, bass first | Named | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root position | G C D F | G7sus4 | |
| 1st inversion | C D F G | G7sus4/C | |
| 2nd inversion | D F G C | Dm11 (also read as G7sus4/D) | |
| 3rd inversion | F G C D | G7sus4/F |
Where G7sus4 fits
G7sus4 is V7sus4 in C major. The usual move is G7sus4 → G7: the fourth, C, falls a half step to the third B while the seventh F stays. In modal jazz and gospel it is often left unresolved.