Gsus2sus4

Gsus2sus4 is G, A, C and D, a suspended second and fourth. The shape this page opens on is written 300213, lowest string first.

Also written Gsus2/4 or G suspended 2nd and 4th. The same chord either way; which spelling you meet depends on who wrote the chart.

There are 7 common shapes for Gsus2sus4 on the guitar, and 28 derived voicings in 3 families.

In which keys. Every note of Gsus2sus4 belongs to C major (the V), D minor (the iv), E minor (the ♭III), F major (the ii), G major (the I), G minor (the i), A minor (the ♭VII) and Bb major (the vi).

The common shapes, written lowest string first: 300213, 33021x, 33023x, 335535, x-10-7-7-8-8, x-10-10-12-10-10, 15-15-12-14-x-x.

Drop 2. A close-position chord with the second voice from the top lowered an octave. Sits on four adjacent strings. Gsus2sus4 has xx0213, x0001x, 3302xx, xx5535, 5555xx, xx7788, x-x-10-12-10-10, 10-12-10-12-x-x.

Drop 3. The third voice from the top lowered an octave. The dropped voice becomes the bass, which is why a string is skipped. Gsus2sus4 has 3x021x, x3x233, 5x553x, x5x585, 8x778x, x-10-x-7-10-8, x-12-x-12-13-10, 10-x-10-12-10-x.

Open string. An open string left ringing against a fretted grip. Because it costs no finger, it sounds a note the closed shape has none left for -- a tension on top, or a pedal root underneath. Either a familiar grip with open strings added, or a shape so sparse the open strings carry the chord. These belong to their key rather than to a shape, so D, A, G and E have many and Eb a handful. Gsus2sus4 has 5300xx, 3300xx, x0053x.

The common shapes and the derived voicings come from different places, and both are explained in where the chords and the theory come from.