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F#sus4 chord on guitar

F#sus4 is a suspended fourth chord: tense and hanging, wanting to fall back to the major chord. It is built from F#, B and C# (formula 1 4 5). Players often move sus4 to major and back to make one chord sound like a riff. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is 224422.

F#sus4 fingerings (low E to high E)

1. Barre at fret 2: 224422. Barre fret 2 from the low E to the high E string.
2. Fret 4: xx4677. Mute the low E and A strings.
3. Barre at fret 9: x-9-9-11-12-9. Mute the low E string, barre fret 9 from the A to the high E string.

Questions

What notes are in the F#sus4 chord?

F#sus4 is made of F#, B and C#: the root, perfect 4th and perfect 5th above F#.

What is the easiest way to play F#sus4?

Play 224422 (low E to high E): barre fret 2 from the low E to the high E string.

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