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F#sus2 chord on guitar

F#sus2 is a suspended second chord: open and airy, neither major nor minor. It is built from F#, G# and C# (formula 1 2 5). With no third it fits over both major and minor harmony and often resolves back to the plain chord. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is xx4122.

××
x x 4 1 2 2
4××
x x 4 6 7 4
6×
x 9 6 6 7 9
9×
x 9 11 11 9 9
11
14 11 11 11 14 14

F#sus2 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Fret 1: xx4122. Mute the low E and A strings.
  2. Barre at fret 4: xx4674. Mute the low E and A strings, barre fret 4 from the D to the high E string.
  3. Fret 6: x96679. Mute the low E string.
  4. Barre at fret 9: x-9-11-11-9-9. Mute the low E string, barre fret 9 from the A to the high E string.
  5. Fret 11: 14-11-11-11-14-14. Barre fret 11 from the A to the G string.

Questions

What notes are in the F#sus2 chord?
F#sus2 is made of F#, G# and C#: the root, major 2nd and perfect 5th above F#.
What is the easiest way to play F#sus2?
Play xx4122 (low E to high E): mute the low E and A strings.

Also try: F# Major · F# Minor · F#7 · F#maj7 · Chord Charts