G sus4 chordGsus4

Built from

• Groot
• C4th
• D5th

The 4th pushes against where the 3rd wants to be. Drop it one fret and the chord resolves to major.

Hear it in a progression

• The pop progression

  Behind countless hits. Hopeful, then bittersweet. In G major.

  Capo and transpose

  1. Gsus4I
  2. DV
  3. Emvi
  4. CIV

• Three-chord song

  Folk, rock and roll, campfire. In G major.

  Capo and transpose

  1. Gsus4I
  2. CIV
  3. DV
  4. Gsus4I

• Doo-wop

  Fifties ballad, sweet and nostalgic. In G major.

  Capo and transpose

  1. Gsus4I
  2. Emvi
  3. CIV
  4. DV

Where it goes next

Thinking in G major, where it is the I chord.

• C

  IV. Lifts away from home without leaving it.

• D

  V. Builds tension that wants to come back.

• Em

  vi. Same key, sadder colour: the relative minor.

• Am

  ii. A gentle step up that sets up the V chord.

Sounds close

• C

  Shares 2 of its notes. Both have G and C.

• Cm

  Shares 2 of its notes. Both have G and C.

• C7

  Shares 2 of its notes. Both have G and C.

• Cmaj7

  Shares 2 of its notes. Both have G and C.

Scales that fit

Notes you can play over this chord, simplest first.

• G major

Keys it lives in

• G majoras I
• C majoras V
• D majoras IV
• B minoras VI
• E minoras III
• A minoras VII