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Fsus2

Character: open, neutral

  1. FRtriad
  2. G2triad
  3. C5triad
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Voicings

11 ways to play Fsus2

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 Fsus2/G
5 6 7 8 3 R 5 2

Frets x x 5 5 6 xNotes G C FIntervals 2 5 1

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

CC shape Root position Fsus2
5 6 7 8 3 5 2 R 5 R

Frets x 8 5 5 6 8Notes F G CIntervals 1 2 5

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

CC shape 2nd inversion Fsus2/C
5 6 7 8 3 2 R 5 5 R 2

Frets 8 8 5 0 6 8Notes C F GIntervals 5 1 2

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

AA shape Root position Fsus2
8 9 10 11 3 5 2 R 5 R

Frets x 8 10 10 8 8Notes F G CIntervals 1 2 5

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

AA shape 2nd inversion Fsus2/C
8 9 10 11 3 2 R 5 5 R

Frets x 8 10 10 8 8Notes C F GIntervals 5 1 2

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

GG shape 1st inversion Fsus2/G
10 11 12 13 3 R 5 2

Frets x 10 10 10 x xNotes G C FIntervals 2 5 1

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 1st inversion Fsus2/G
1 2 3 4 3 R 5 2 R

Frets 1 x x 0 1 1Notes G C FIntervals 2 5 1

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape Root position Fsus2
1 2 3 4 3 5 2 R R 5 R

Frets 1 3 3 0 1 1Notes F G CIntervals 1 2 5

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 2nd inversion Fsus2/C
1 2 3 4 3 2 R 5 R 5 R

Frets 1 3 3 0 1 1Notes C F GIntervals 5 1 2

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

EE shape 1st inversion Fsus2/G
1 2 3 4 5 3 R 5 2 2

Frets 3 3 3 0 x xNotes G C FIntervals 2 5 1

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

DD shape 2nd inversion Fsus2/C
3 4 5 6 3 2 R 5 R

Frets x x 3 5 6 3Notes C F GIntervals 5 1 2

The 2nd takes the 3rd’s string.

The rules

The construction rules Fsus2 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 2nd in every key

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Fsus2 chord questions

What notes are in Fsus2?

Fsus2 is spelled F G C: F is the root, G is the 2nd, C is the 5th.

What is the formula of Fsus2?

1 2 5. It is a F sus2 triad.

How many ways can you play Fsus2 on guitar?

This page shows 11 voicings of Fsus2, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.