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C♯7sus4/F♯ guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

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About the chord

C♯ dominant 7th suspended 4th / F♯ (1st inversion)

The C♯ dominant 7th suspended 4th dominant 7th suspended 4th chord replaces the third with a perfect fourth F♯, creating a suspended, unresolved tension. The combination of the fourth F♯, fifth G♯, and minor seventh B generates a powerful, dramatic sound often used in blues, rock, and jazz for dynamic resolutions. With F♯ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 1st inversion of C♯ dominant 7th suspended 4th.

Root note: C♯
Bass note: F♯
Chord tones: 4
Playable shapes: 37

Chord tones

C♯F♯G♯B

Notes & Intervals

Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.

C♯ Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

F♯ Perfect Fourth 4

The fourth creates suspension and a sense of pull toward resolution.

G♯ Perfect Fifth 5

The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.

B Minor Seventh ♭7

The minor seventh adds bluesy or jazzy tension that wants to move onward.

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