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Fsus4 chord on guitar

Fsus4 is a suspended fourth chord: tense and hanging, wanting to fall back to the major chord. It is built from F, A# 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 113311.

1 1 3 3 1 1
3××
x x 3 5 6 6
8×
x 8 8 10 11 8

Fsus4 fingerings (low E to high E)

  1. Barre at fret 1: 113311. Barre fret 1 from the low E to the high E string.
  2. Fret 3: xx3566. Mute the low E and A strings.
  3. Barre at fret 8: x-8-8-10-11-8. Mute the low E string, barre fret 8 from the A to the high E string.

Questions

What notes are in the Fsus4 chord?
Fsus4 is made of F, A# and C: the root, perfect 4th and perfect 5th above F.
What is the easiest way to play Fsus4?
Play 113311 (low E to high E): barre fret 1 from the low E to the high E string.

Also try: F Major · F Minor · F7 · Fmaj7 · Chord Charts