Gsus4 chord on ukulele

Gsus4 is G, C and D. The easiest shape is 0-2-3-3. Tap Play, then slow it down.

0-2-3-3 · open · easy

Notes: G · C · D
Formula: 1 · 4 · 5
First shape: 0-2-3-3

How to play Gsus4 on ukulele

Shape 1, 0-2-3-3, reading from the G string on the left:

Index finger: C string, 2nd fret (D).
Middle finger: E string, 3rd fret (G).
Ring finger: A string, 3rd fret (C).
Let the open G string ring (G).

Arch your fingers so their tips come down vertically. That keeps them off the open strings, which have to ring for the chord to sound complete.
On ukulele you strum all four strings. The top G string is tuned higher than the C, which is why ukulele chords sound bright and close.

Other ways to play Gsus4

5-7-8-5: movable shape at the 5th fret, medium. A different set of strings gives a different color of the same chord.
12-12-10-10: movable shape at the 10th fret, medium. Up the neck the chord gets thinner and brighter, a good contrast to the open version.

Capo shortcuts for Gsus4

A capo turns an open chord into Gsus4: capo on the 5th fret and play the open Dsus4 shape (2-2-3-0) or capo on the 7th fret and play the open Csus4 shape (0-0-1-3). Handy when the rest of the song's chords also have open shapes in that position.

Gsus4 chord changes

These are the changes you'll meet most often with Gsus4, using the first shape of each chord.

G (resolves down to the third): Gsus4 (0-2-3-3) to G (0-2-3-2): your index finger stays put, move the middle finger to the A string, 2nd fret, the ring finger slides across to the E string at the same fret. Listen for G and D, which stay put while the rest moves. G on ukulele
C (IV in G major): Gsus4 (0-2-3-3) to C (0-0-0-3): the index finger goes to the A string, 3rd fret. Listen for G and C, which stay put while the rest moves. C on ukulele
D (V in G major): Gsus4 (0-2-3-3) to D (2-2-2-0): the index finger slides across to the G string at the same fret, your middle finger lands on the C string, 2nd fret, move the ring finger to the E string, 2nd fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. Shared note: D. D on ukulele

Gsus4 lifts the third up to the fourth. All 3 notes of Gsus4 fit on the ukulele's four strings, with one of them doubled. Gsus4 holds the fourth where the third should be; drop it a half step or whole step into G or Gm to resolve. The slow arpeggio button above makes that quality easy to hear.

Getting Gsus4 under your fingers

Arpeggiate 0-2-3-3 from the lowest string: G, D, G, C. Then strum it and listen for the same 4 notes together. Then switch to 5-7-8-5 and back four times without looking at your hand.

Gsus4 in context

Gsus4 on guitar and piano

Switching instruments? Try Gsus4 on piano or Gsus4 on guitar, or compare them on the Gsus4 chord page.

Close to Gsus4

Other suspended fourth chords

Gsus4 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in Gsus4 on ukulele?

G, C and D. In the 0-2-3-3 shape the strings play G (G string, open), D (C string), G (E string) and C (A string), so G is doubled.

What's the easiest way to play Gsus4 on ukulele?

0-2-3-3, the shape at the top of this page. It uses open strings, so there is no barre to press.

Is Gsus4 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not usually: 0-2-3-3 needs no barre.

Which string does Gsus4 start on?

In the 0-2-3-3 shape the lowest string you play is the G string, open, which is G, the root.

Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside Gsus4. Updated September 2026.