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Fsus4 is a suspended fourth chord made of 3 notes: F, B♭, C. It sounds tense and hanging, as if waiting to resolve, and you hear it in the classic sus4-to-major move at the end of a phrase. It is the I chord of F major and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on Fsus4 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 |
Formula: 1 – 4 – 5. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord.
xx331x113xxxxx(15)(15)(13)xx88(10)xx13x3xx(13)(13)(15)xxxEvery full shape of Fsus4 needs a barre or a stretch. The easiest trick is a capo on the 1st fret: then play the open Esus4 shape (022200) and it sounds as Fsus4. In many songs you can also swap in Fmaj7, Fsus2, F5, which share most of its notes and need no barre. If you want the real thing, the e-shape barre at fret 1 shape is the gentlest start.
Fsus4 belongs to 6 keys: IV in C major, I in F major, V in B♭ major, III in D minor, VII in G minor, VI in A minor. In F major, try I–V–vi–IV: Fsus4 – C – Dm – B♭.
F, B♭, C: the root, fourth, fifth.
E-shape barre at fret 1: 113311 (low string first), rated Medium. Or use a capo on the 1st fret and play an open Esus4 shape.
Fsus4 has B♭ where Fsus2 has G. Fsus4 sounds tense and hanging, as if waiting to resolve; Fsus2 sounds open and airy, neither major nor minor.
It needs a barre in every shape, so it takes some practice. Start with the e-shape barre at fret 1 shape, rated Medium.