Fsus4 chord on guitar

Fsus4 is the F suspended 4 chord. Its notes are F, B♭ and C. The fourth replaces the third. Resolve it down to the third for a familiar release.

How to play Fsus4

Barre chord

fret 1, E shape
BARREEADGBe

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Barre chord

fret 8, A shape
BARRE×EADGBe8

x-8-10-10-11-8

Barre tip: the long bar marked BARRE means one finger presses several strings at once. Lay it flat just behind the fret, press with the bony outer edge rather than the soft middle, and keep your thumb behind the neck. Pick each string one at a time and nudge the finger until none of them buzz.

Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.

What's in Fsus4

Formula
1 · 4 · 5
Also written
Fsus4, Fsus
Chord type
Suspended 4

Fsus4 notes across the neck

open123456789101112FB♭CB♭CFFB♭CB♭CFCFB♭FB♭C

Every F, B♭ and C on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, F. Build your own shape from any nearby group.

Related chords

Other F chords

Other suspended 4 chords

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