Fsus2 5-string bass chord

How to play Fsus2 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 1st fret, your little finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the D string at the 3rd fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the B string.

From the B string x 1 3 3 0 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Fsus2?

Fsus2, F suspended second, is F, G and C: the root (F), the major second (G) and the perfect fifth (C). Its formula is 1 2 5.

Is Fsus2 the same as Fadd9?

No, though the names point at the same extra note, G. Fsus2 leaves out the third, so it is neither major nor minor; Fadd9 keeps the third, A, and adds the ninth on top.

Where does Fsus2 go?

Often back to F or Fm, G moving up to the third. It also works on its own as an open, ringing chord.