F♯sus4
Sus4 · F♯ – B – C♯
- F♯R
- B4
- C♯5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the F♯sus4 chord
The F♯sus4 chord (sus4) is made up of 3 notes — F♯ is the root, B the perfect fourth and C♯ the perfect fifth. The third is replaced by the fourth, building tension that wants to resolve back down to the major.
On guitar, F♯sus4 chords are usually played as a barre — 224422, with your first finger laid flat across the 2nd fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Suspended-fourth chords swap the third for a fourth, creating tension that wants to fall back to the major.
Common questions
- What notes are in the F♯sus4 chord?
- The F♯sus4 chord contains the notes F♯, B and C♯.
- How do you play F♯sus4 on guitar?
- A common shape is 224422. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the F♯sus4 chord?
- The F♯sus4 chord is built from the root (F♯), a perfect fourth (B) and a perfect fifth (C♯).
- Is F♯sus4 the same as G♭sus4?
- Yes — F♯ and G♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so F♯sus4 and G♭sus4 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it F♯sus4.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open F♯sus4 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.