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G seven suspended four chord

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About the G seven suspended four chord

G seven suspended four is used in F Major, where every note it holds is a scale tone. Think of it as a G dominant seventh suspended fourth chord.

Its notes are G, C, D, and F. The intervals are a perfect fourth, a perfect fifth, and a minor seventh.

Also called 7sus.

Learn more about the G7sus4 chord

Positions

Position 1 of 4

Notes and intervals

1GGRoot
2CCPerfect 4th
3DDPerfect 5th
4FFMinor 7th

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Other G chords

Simpler triads

Suspended

Sixths and sevenths

Extensions

Altered

Functional relationships

These chords are where this one most naturally comes from and resolves to inside a key.

Dominant

The dominant is a fifth above the root, and it builds tension that pulls strongly back to this chord.

Subdominant

The subdominant is a fourth above the root (a fifth below), and it usually leads on to the dominant or back home.

Tritone substitution

The tritone substitution is a dominant chord a tritone away that shares the same tension, so it can stand in for this chord and resolve the same way.

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G7sus4 chord on guitar shown as colored note dots
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