G 7sus4 (G7sus4)

Download MIDI
1+4+5+b7
G1C2D3F5
4 4

Notes in G 7sus4

G (root)CDF

Inversions

Same notes as G 7sus4, with a different chord tone as the lowest note. Useful for smoother movement between chords instead of jumping around the keyboard.

Root position

G in the bass

G1C2D3F5

1st inversion

C in the bass (G7sus4/C)

C1D2F4G5

2nd inversion

D in the bass (G7sus4/D)

D1F2G3C5

3rd inversion

F in the bass (G7sus4/F)

F1G2C3D5

Open voicings

A close-position chord like G 7sus4 can sound cluttered in the middle of the keyboard. Jazz players open it up by dropping one note down an octave, spreading the same notes wider without changing the chord.

Drop 2

D on the bottom

D3G1C2F5

Drop 3

C on the bottom

C2G1D3F5

Press G, C, D and F together on the keyboard and you're playing G 7sus4.

A dominant seventh chord with the third swapped out for a perfect fourth, combining the open sound of a sus4 with the pull of a dominant seventh. Gospel and blues piano lean on it heavily, often as a stepping stone right before the full dominant seventh resolves.

Difficulty: Intermediate. Category: Extended chords. Click any highlighted key on the diagram above, or tab to it and press Enter, to hear that single note. Inversions mark the bass note with a contrasting outline.