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F♯sus4

Character: hanging

  1. F♯Rtriad
  2. B4triad
  3. C♯5triad
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Voicings

10 ways to play F♯sus4

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion F♯sus4/B
6 7 8 9 3 R 5 4 4 R

Frets x 9 9 6 7 7Notes B C♯ F♯Intervals 4 5 1

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

CC shape Root position F♯sus4
6 7 8 9 3 5 4 R 4 4

Frets x 9 9 6 0 7Notes F♯ B C♯Intervals 1 4 5

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

CC shape 2nd inversion F♯sus4/C♯
6 7 8 9 3 4 R 5

Frets 9 9 9 x x xNotes C♯ F♯ BIntervals 5 1 4

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

AA shape Root position F♯sus4
9 10 11 12 3 5 4 R 4 R

Frets x 9 9 11 12 9Notes F♯ B C♯Intervals 1 4 5

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

AA shape 2nd inversion F♯sus4/C♯
9 10 11 12 3 4 R 5

Frets x x 11 11 12 xNotes C♯ F♯ BIntervals 5 1 4

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 1st inversion F♯sus4/B
1 2 3 4 3 R 5 4 R 4 R

Frets 2 2 4 4 2 2Notes B C♯ F♯Intervals 4 5 1

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape Root position F♯sus4
1 2 3 4 3 5 4 R R 4 R

Frets 2 2 4 4 2 2Notes F♯ B C♯Intervals 1 4 5

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 2nd inversion F♯sus4/C♯
1 2 3 4 3 4 R 5 4

Frets x 4 4 4 0 xNotes C♯ F♯ BIntervals 5 1 4

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 1st inversion F♯sus4/B
2 3 4 5 6 7 3 R 5 4 4 4 4

Frets 7 4 4 4 0 7Notes B C♯ F♯Intervals 4 5 1

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

DD shape 2nd inversion F♯sus4/C♯
4 5 6 7 3 4 R 5

Frets x x x 6 7 7Notes C♯ F♯ BIntervals 5 1 4

The 4th takes the 3rd’s string.

The rules

The construction rules F♯sus4 follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. Sus chords replace the 3rd

    A 2nd or a 4th takes the 3rd’s place, so the chord is neither major nor minor and wants to resolve. 7sus4 keeps the ♭7 for a dominant without its 3rd.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Suspended 4th in every key

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F♯sus4 chord questions

What notes are in F♯sus4?

F♯sus4 is spelled F♯ B C♯: F♯ is the root, B is the 4th, C♯ is the 5th.

What is the formula of F♯sus4?

1 4 5. It is a F♯ sus4 triad.

How many ways can you play F♯sus4 on guitar?

This page shows 10 voicings of F♯sus4, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.