Guitar chords · Suspended 4th
F♯sus4 chord on guitar (F#sus4)
F♯sus4 (F♯ 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 three notes: F♯, B and C♯, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 4 and 5.
Shapes
How to play F♯sus4
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♯sus4 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♯sus4 suspended 4th
A sus4 chord replaces the 3rd with the 4th. The 4th wants to fall back to the 3rd, so a sus4 chord usually resolves to the major chord on the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7..
- 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 makes F♯sus4 a 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
- F♯, the root
- Other chord tones
F♯sus4 usually resolves to F♯, as the 4th falls to the 3rd.
F♯sus4 and G♭sus4 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♯sus4
F♯sus4 belongs to ten keys: D major (IIIsus4), A major (VIsus4), E major (IIsus4), B major (Vsus4), F♯ major (Isus4), B minor (Vsus4), F♯ minor (Isus4), C♯ minor (IVsus4), G♯ minor (VIIsus4) and D♯ minor (IIIsus4).
- IIIsus4D major
- VIsus4A major
- IIsus4E major
- Vsus4B major
- Isus4F♯ major
- Vsus4B minor
- Isus4F♯ minor
- IVsus4C♯ minor
- VIIsus4G♯ minor
- IIIsus4D♯ 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♯sus4 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♯sus4 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- F♯sus4/C♯
F♯sus4 with its 5th, C♯, 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♯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♯7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- 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♯sus4, in short
- What notes are in the F♯sus4 chord?
- F♯sus4 (F♯ 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 three notes: F♯, B and C♯, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 4 and 5.
- How do you play F♯sus4 on guitar?
- F♯sus4 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♯sus4 in?
- F♯sus4 belongs to ten keys: D major (IIIsus4), A major (VIsus4), E major (IIsus4), B major (Vsus4), F♯ major (Isus4), B minor (Vsus4), F♯ minor (Isus4), C♯ minor (IVsus4), G♯ minor (VIIsus4) and D♯ minor (IIIsus4).
- Is F♯sus4 the same as G♭sus4?
- Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. F♯sus4 is the spelling in D major, A major, E major, B major, F♯ major, B minor, F♯ minor, C♯ minor, G♯ minor and D♯ minor; G♭sus4 only in C♭ major, G♭ major, A♭ minor and E♭ minor.