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Fsus Guitar Chord

Shorthand for sus4. A tense sound with a natural pull to resolve to the major chord.

Guitar

Strings 1–1–3–3–1–1

How to play the Fsus chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 1–1–3–3–1–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 1 · index finger
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · pinky
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Other names for the Fsus chord

Other names: F suspended, Fsus4

Music theory name: suspended chord

Common name: F sus chord

Notes and intervals in the Fsus chord

Note Interval
F Root
Bb Perfect 4th
C Perfect 5th

All variations

Open
1–1–3–3–1–1
Open
1–3–3–3–1–1
Open
X–X–3–3–1–1
Fret 3
X–X–3–5–6–6

More chords with F as the root

The same chord type in other keys