Standard
F ninth suspended fourth · Open position
F9sus4 guitar chord
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How to play F9sus4 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the three strings from the low E to the D at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the B string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 1st fret. Let the G string ring open.
From the low E string 1 1 1 0 1 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier F9sus4
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your index finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your little finger on the B string at the 4th fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
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F9sus4, the easier shape
StandardFrets 3–4 · 4 strings
What notes are in F9sus4?
F9sus4, F ninth suspended fourth, is F, B♭, C, E♭ and G: the root (F), the perfect fourth (B♭), the perfect fifth (C), the minor seventh (E♭) and the ninth (G). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7 9.
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Ninth suspended fourth chords in every key
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F9sus4 on other instruments
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