Banjo Gsus4 chord (Open G)G suspended 4th on the 5-string banjo: 0 0 1 0, and 5 more shapes

Gsus4 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 0 0 1 0, open position, with the short 5th string marked — Gsus4 (G suspended 4th) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 0 0 1 0, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 0 0 1 0 (open position)

String 4 (D): open, D
String 3 (G): open, G
String 2 (B): 1st fret, index finger, C
String 1 (D): open, D
String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord

Sounds: D G C D · Gsus4 is G, C, D (1 · 4 · 5)

The 5th string: the short g is the root of Gsus4, so let it ring.

Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The app starts in open G, so it opens on these shapes.

More Gsus4 shapes

5 5 3 5
3fr
5 5 8 0
5fr
10 7 8 10
7fr
10 12 13 12
10fr
12 0 13 12
12fr

Other G chords in Open G

G Gm G7 Gm7 Gmaj7 G6Gsus4Gsus2 Gdim Gaug

Other suspended 4th chords

Gsus4Asus4 Dsus4 Csus4 Bsus4 Esus4 Fsus4 B♭sus4

Gsus4 in other tunings

Double C Sawmill Open D C Tuning

All Open G banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app