C♯sus4 chord on ukulele

C♯sus4 is C♯, F♯ and G♯. The usual shape is 1-1-2-4. Play it once at full speed, then at a quarter to hear every note.

How to play C♯sus4 on ukulele

Shape 1, 1-1-2-4, reading from the G string on the left:

1. G♯: index finger, 1st fret of the G string.
2. C♯: middle finger, 1st fret of the C string.
3. F♯: ring finger, 2nd fret of the E string.
4. C♯: pinky finger, 4th fret of the A string.

• This shape uses your pinky. It feels weak at first; press with the tip and let the finger stay curved.
• A four-fret stretch: drop your wrist a little and point your thumb up the back of the neck.
• Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.

Other ways to play C♯sus4

• 6-6-4-4: movable shape at the 4th fret, medium. A different set of strings gives a different color of the same chord.
• 11-8-9-9: movable shape at the 8th fret, medium. Higher up the neck it sounds brighter; handy when another guitar is already playing a lower shape.

C♯sus4 the capo way

No barre needed if a capo is allowed: capo on the 1st fret and play the open Csus4 shape (0-0-1-3) or capo on the 6th fret and play the open Gsus4 shape (0-2-3-3). The chord sounds as C♯sus4 because the capo raises every string by a half step.

Moving between C♯sus4 and its neighbours

These are the changes you'll meet most often with C♯sus4, using the first shape of each chord.

• C♯ (resolves down to the third): C♯sus4 (1-1-2-4) to C♯ (6-5-4-4): the index finger goes to the E string, 4th fret, move the middle finger to the A string, 4th fret, your ring finger lands on the C string, 5th fret. Everything moves: lift the whole hand and place the new shape in one go. Listen for C♯ and G♯, which stay put while the rest moves. C♯ on ukulele
• F♯ (IV in D♭ major): C♯sus4 (1-1-2-4) to F♯ (3-1-2-1): your ring finger stays put, the index finger slides across to the C string at the same fret, the middle finger goes to the A string, 1st fret, move the pinky finger to the G string, 3rd fret. The two chords share C♯ and F♯, which is why the change sounds smooth. F♯ on ukulele
• A♭ (V in D♭ major): C♯sus4 (1-1-2-4) to A♭ (1-3-4-3): your index finger stays put, the middle finger goes to the C string, 3rd fret, your ring finger lands on the A string, 3rd fret, the pinky finger slides across to the E string at the same fret. The two chords share G♯, which is why the change sounds smooth. A♭ on ukulele

C♯sus4 lifts the third up to the fourth. All 3 notes of C♯sus4 fit on the ukulele's four strings, with one of them doubled. C♯sus4 holds the fourth where the third should be; drop it a half step or whole step into C♯ or C♯m to resolve. Play it once strummed and once picked to hear the difference.

Practice C♯sus4 in two minutes

Pick shape 1 one string at a time, low to high: G♯, C♯, F♯, C♯. Every note should ring clearly; if one thuds, adjust that finger before you strum. Finish by moving between 1-1-2-4 and 6-6-4-4 to learn two positions of the same chord.

D♭sus4 is another spelling of C♯sus4. Same shape, same sound.

Keys and progressions with C♯sus4

C♯sus4 on guitar and piano

C♯sus4 on guitar and piano uses the same 3 notes in a different layout. See all three together.

Related C♯ chords on ukulele

• C♯
• C♯sus2
• C♯7
• C♯m

Other suspended fourth chords

• Csus4
• Dsus4
• E♭sus4
• Esus4
• Fsus4
• F♯sus4
• Gsus4
• A♭sus4
• Asus4
• B♭sus4
• Bsus4

Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside C♯sus4. Updated September 2026. Print this chord