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Fsus2 chord on guitar

Fsus2 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 xx3011.

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x x 3 0 1 1
3××
x x 3 5 6 3
5×
x 8 5 5 6 8
8×
x 8 10 10 8 8
10
13 10 10 10 13 13

Fsus2 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Open position: xx3011. Mute the low E and A strings, let the G string ring open.
  2. Barre at fret 3: xx3563. Mute the low E and A strings, barre fret 3 from the D to the high E string.
  3. Fret 5: x85568. Mute the low E string.
  4. Barre at fret 8: x-8-10-10-8-8. Mute the low E string, barre fret 8 from the A to the high E string.
  5. Fret 10: 13-10-10-10-13-13. Barre fret 10 from the A to the G string.

Questions

What notes are in the Fsus2 chord?
Fsus2 is made of F, G and C: the root, major 2nd and perfect 5th above F.
What is the easiest way to play Fsus2?
Play xx3011 (low E to high E): mute the low E and A strings, let the G string ring open.

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