# G 7sus4 piano chord (G7sus4)

G7sus4 contains G, C, D and F. A suspended fourth with the minor seventh added on top. Every note is a white key.

- Canonical page: https://piano.org/chords/dominant-7th-sus4/g/
- Entity: chord:7sus4:g
- Notes: G C D F
- Formula: 1 4 5 ♭7
- Intervals from root: P1, P4, P5, m7
- Interval stack (semitones): 5 2 3
- Also written: G7sus4, G7sus4, G 7sus4
- Parameters: A440, 12-TET, 165 mm octave, spans centre to centre

## Construction

| Degree | Note | Interval from root | Semitones |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | G | Perfect unison | 0 |
| 4 | C | Perfect fourth | 5 |
| 5 | D | Perfect fifth | 7 |
| ♭7 | F | Minor seventh | 10 |

## Fingering

Rest your right hand over the notes with finger 1 on G, finger 2 on C, finger 3 on D, finger 5 on F. The left hand mirrors it.
Right hand 1-2-3-5, left hand 5-3-2-1. Source: piano.org fingering method v1.

## Inversions

| Position | Bass | Notes in order | Figured bass | Span |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Root position | G | G3 C4 D4 F4 | 7 | 10 st, 138 mm |
| First inversion (G7sus4/C) | C | C4 D4 F4 G4 | 6/5 | 7 st, 96 mm |
| Second inversion (G7sus4/D) | D | D4 F4 G4 C5 | 4/3 | 10 st, 138 mm |
| Third inversion (G7sus4/F) | F | F4 G4 C5 D5 | 4/2 | 9 st, 124 mm |

## Voicings (10)

| Voicing | Notes | Span | Relation | Omits or adds |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Close, root position | G3 C4 D4 F4 | 10 st, 138 mm | identical | none |
| Close, first inversion | C4 D4 F4 G4 | 7 st, 96 mm | identical | none |
| Close, second inversion | D4 F4 G4 C5 | 10 st, 138 mm | identical | none |
| Close, third inversion | F4 G4 C5 D5 | 9 st, 124 mm | identical | none |
| Drop 2 | D3 G3 C4 F4 | 15 st, 206 mm | identical | none |
| Drop 3 | C3 G3 D4 F4 | 17 st, 234 mm | identical | none |
| Drop 2 and 4 | G2 D3 C4 F4 | 22 st, 303 mm | identical | none |
| Shell, root ♭7 4 | G2 F3 C4 | 17 st, 234 mm | subset | omits D |
| Guide tones, 4 and ♭7 | C4 F4 | 5 st, 69 mm | subset | omits G and D |
| Rootless close | C4 D4 F4 | 5 st, 69 mm | subset | omits G |

## One-edit neighbors

| Becomes | Edit | Changes | Common tones |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gsus4 | 1 4 5 | drops F | 3 |
| G7 | 1 3 5 ♭7 | C becomes B | 3 |
| Gm7 | 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 | C becomes B♭ | 3 |
| G9 | 1 3 5 ♭7 9 | C becomes B, A | 3 |
| Gm9 | 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 | C becomes B♭, A | 3 |
| G | 1 3 5 | C, F becomes B | 2 |
| Gm | 1 ♭3 5 | C, F becomes B♭ | 2 |
| Gsus2 | 1 2 5 | C, F becomes A | 2 |
| Gmaj7 | 1 3 5 7 | C, F becomes B, F♯ | 2 |
| GmMaj7 | 1 ♭3 5 7 | C, F becomes B♭, F♯ | 2 |
| Gm7♭5 | 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 | C, D becomes B♭, D♭ | 2 |
| Gaug7 | 1 3 ♯5 ♭7 | C, D becomes B, D♯ | 2 |

## Set theory

- Absolute pitch classes: {7, 0, 2, 5}
- Relative pitch classes: [0, 5, 7, 10]
- Normal order: [0, 2, 5, 7]
- Prime form: (0257)
- Forte number: 4-23
- Interval vector: <021030>

## Frequencies (close root position)

| Note | MIDI | Frequency |
| --- | --- | --- |
| G3 | 55 | 196.00 Hz |
| C4 | 60 | 261.63 Hz |
| D4 | 62 | 293.66 Hz |
| F4 | 65 | 349.23 Hz |

## Questions and answers

### What notes are in G7sus4?

G7sus4 contains G, C, D and F. The formula is 1, 4, 5, ♭7.

### How do you play G7sus4 on piano?

Play G, C, D and F together. Right hand fingers 1, 2, 3, 5; left hand 5, 3, 2, 1. Every note is a white key.

### What are the inversions of G7sus4?

4 positions: root position G C D F, G7sus4/C, G7sus4/D, G7sus4/F.

### What is the difference between G7sus4 and Gsus4?

Drops F. 3 of the notes are shared.

### What is an easy G7sus4 for small hands?

The guide tones, 4 and ♭7 voicing, C4 F4, spans 5 semitones or about 69 mm.

### What are the frequencies of G7sus4?

From G3 at A440 in 12-TET: 196.00, 261.63, 293.66, 349.23 Hz.

### What is the set class of G7sus4?

Prime form (0257), Forte 4-23, interval vector &lt;021030&gt;.

### How do I transpose G7sus4 to another key?

Keep the 1, 4, 5, ♭7 formula on the new root. C7sus4 is C, F, G, B♭; C♯7sus4 is C♯, F♯, G♯, B.

## Provenance

Every derived value above is computed by the piano.org theory kernel from the root, the quality and the stated parameters. Nothing is hand-entered per chord.

Machine record: https://piano.org/api/knowledge/v1/entities/chord:7sus4:g
Last reviewed: 2026-08-12