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F suspended second · Open position
Fsus2 guitar chord
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F suspended second and fourth · Open position
How to play Fsus2 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your undefined finger on the low E string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 3rd fret. Let the G string ring open.
From the low E string 1 3 3 0 1 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Fsus2
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 D string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 3rd fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the low E and A strings.
x x 3 0 1 3
Fsus2, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 4 strings
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.
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