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G7sus4/C guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

Showing 8 of 67 playable shapes

About the chord

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

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

Root note: G
Bass note: C
Chord tones: 4
Playable shapes: 67

Chord tones

GCDF

Notes & Intervals

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

G Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

C Perfect Fourth 4

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

D Perfect Fifth 5

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

F Minor Seventh ♭7

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

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