1,008 guitar chords with several shapes each, finger numbers, difficulty and real sound, in any tuning.
F7sus4 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 F7sus4 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.
111xxxx88868xx334x(13)(13)(13)(15)(13)(13)x888xxxxx(10)(11)(11)The fret 6 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 13th fret ((13)(13)(13)(15)(13)(13)): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
F7sus4 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♭ – F7sus4 – Gm – E♭.
F, B♭, C, E♭: the root, fourth, fifth, minor seventh.
Fret 6: x88868 (low string first), rated Easy.
F7sus4 has B♭ where F7 has A. F7sus4 sounds a dominant chord that hangs before it settles; F7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 3 fingers.