Standard
F♯ suspended fourth · E shape
F♯sus4 guitar chord
What it is
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F♯ seventh suspended fourth flat nine · Open position
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F♯ suspended second and fourth · Open position
How to play F♯sus4 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the six strings at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 4th fret.
From the low E string 2 4 4 4 2 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier F♯sus4
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your ring finger on the A string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 4th fret and your index finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Let the B string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
x 4 4 4 0 2
F♯sus4, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 5th in bass · 5 strings
What notes are in F♯sus4?
F♯sus4, F♯ suspended fourth, is F♯, B and C♯: the root (F♯), the perfect fourth (B) and the perfect fifth (C♯). Its formula is 1 4 5.
Where does F♯sus4 go?
Usually to F♯: the fourth, B, falls a half step to the third, A♯. Playing F♯sus4 then F♯ is one of the oldest moves in music.
What is the difference between F♯sus4 and F♯sus2?
F♯sus4 puts B where the third would be, F♯sus2 puts G♯ there. Both leave the third out.
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Suspended fourth chords in every key
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F♯sus4 on other instruments
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