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Fsus4 Guitar Chord

A tense sound with a natural pull to resolve to the major chord. Classic for guitar riffs and intros — made famous by songs like "Pinball Wizard" by The Who.

Guitar

Strings 1–3–3–3–1–1

How to play the Fsus4 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 1–3–3–3–1–1 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 3 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · little finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for Fsus4 chord

Other names: F suspended 4th

Music theory name: suspended fourth chord

Common name: F sus4 chord

Intervals and tones in Fsus4 chord

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

All Variations

Open
1–3–3–3–1–1
Fret 3
X–X–3–5–6–6
Fret 8
8–8–10–10–11–8
Fret 10
X–X–10–10–11–X

Songs using Fsus4