Guitar chords · Dominant 7th suspended 4th
F♯7sus4 chord on guitar (F#7sus4)
F♯7sus4 (F♯ A major chord with a minor 7th added, such as G7. It is the V7 of a key and pulls strongly to the I chord. A chord that replaces its 3rd with a 2nd (sus2) or a 4th (sus4), so it is neither major nor minor and sounds unresolved. 4th) has four notes: F♯, B, C♯ and E, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 4, 5 and ♭7.
Shapes
How to play F♯7sus4
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
F♯7sus4 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 2 or the A shape at fret 9. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
E shape · fret 2
A shape · fret 9
Notes and formula
What makes F♯7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
A 7sus4 chord is a A major chord with a minor 7th added, such as G7. It is the V7 of a key and pulls strongly to the I chord. chord with the 4th in place of the 3rd. It keeps the 7th's pull but softens it, and resolves to the plain A triad with one more 3rd on top, the 7th, which makes four notes: G7, Cmaj7 and Am7 are seventh chords. as the 4th falls to the 3rd, or straight to the chord a 5th below. It is common in folk, pop and soul.
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The 4th and the ♭7th make F♯7sus4 a A major chord with a minor 7th added, such as G7. It is the V7 of a key and pulls strongly to the I chord. A chord that replaces its 3rd with a 2nd (sus2) or a 4th (sus4), so it is neither major nor minor and sounds unresolved. 4th chord; you can leave out the 5th.
- F♯Rroot
- B4essential
- C♯5optional
- E♭7essential
- F♯, the root
- Other chord tones
F♯7sus4 resolves to F♯7 as the 4th falls to the 3rd, or straight to B.
F♯7sus4 and G♭7sus4 are the same chord with two names: same The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step., same sound. Which one you see depends on the key the song is written in.
Keys
Keys with F♯7sus4
F♯7sus4 belongs to eight keys: D major (iii7sus4), A major (vi7sus4), E major (ii7sus4), B major (V7sus4), B minor (v7sus4), F♯ minor (i7sus4), C♯ minor (iv7sus4) and G♯ minor (VII7sus4).
- iii7sus4D major
- vi7sus4A major
- ii7sus4E major
- V7sus4B major
- v7sus4B minor
- i7sus4F♯ minor
- iv7sus4C♯ minor
- VII7sus4G♯ minor
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
F♯7sus4 over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps F♯7sus4 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- F♯7sus4/C♯
F♯7sus4 with its 5th, C♯, in the bass.
- F♯7sus4/E
F♯7sus4 with its ♭7th, E, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on F♯ / G♭
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- F♯ major
- F♯m minor
- F♯7 dominant 7th
- F♯maj7 major 7th
- F♯m7 minor 7th
- F♯sus2 suspended 2nd
- F♯sus4 suspended 4th
- F♯6 major 6th
- F♯m6 minor 6th
- F♯add9 add 9
- F♯9 dominant 9th
- F♯maj9 major 9th
- F♯m9 minor 9th
- F♯13 dominant 13th
- F♯maj13 major 13th
- F♯m11 minor 11th
- F♯° diminished
- F♯m7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- F♯°7 diminished 7th
- G♭+ augmented
- F♯5 power chord
- F♯m(maj7) minor major 7th
- F♯6/9 six-nine
- F♯m(add9) minor add 9
- F♯7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
F♯7sus4, in short
- What notes are in the F♯7sus4 chord?
- F♯7sus4 (F♯ A major chord with a minor 7th added, such as G7. It is the V7 of a key and pulls strongly to the I chord. A chord that replaces its 3rd with a 2nd (sus2) or a 4th (sus4), so it is neither major nor minor and sounds unresolved. 4th) has four notes: F♯, B, C♯ and E, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 4, 5 and ♭7.
- How do you play F♯7sus4 on guitar?
- F♯7sus4 has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 2 or the A shape at fret 9.
- What key is F♯7sus4 in?
- F♯7sus4 belongs to eight keys: D major (iii7sus4), A major (vi7sus4), E major (ii7sus4), B major (V7sus4), B minor (v7sus4), F♯ minor (i7sus4), C♯ minor (iv7sus4) and G♯ minor (VII7sus4).
- Is F♯7sus4 the same as G♭7sus4?
- Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. F♯7sus4 is the spelling in D major, A major, E major, B major, B minor, F♯ minor, C♯ minor and G♯ minor; G♭7sus4 only in C♭ major and A♭ minor, which most players write as B major and G♯ minor.