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F♯7sus4 (also written G♭7sus4) is a dominant seventh suspended fourth chord made of 4 notes: F♯, B, C♯, E. It sounds a dominant chord that hangs before it settles, and you hear it in funk, gospel and the moment before a 7th chord. It is the V chord of B major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on F♯7sus4 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from F♯ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| F♯ | 1 | root | 0 |
| B | 4 | perfect fourth | 5 |
| C♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| E | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – 4 – 5 – ♭7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, G♭7sus4 is G♭, C♭, D♭, F♭: the same sounds under different names.
xx4420xx4400242400224x00222xxxx99979The open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 7th fret (x99979): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
F♯7sus4 belongs to 3 keys: V in B major, VII in G♯ minor, V7 in B minor. In B major, try I–V–vi–IV: B – F♯7sus4 – G♯m – E.
F♯, B, C♯, E: the root, fourth, fifth, minor seventh.
Open position: xx4420 (low string first), rated Beginner.
F♯7sus4 has B where F♯7 has A♯. F♯7sus4 sounds a dominant chord that hangs before it settles; F♯7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 3 fingers.