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Fsus2 chord on guitar

Fsus2 (F 2nd) has three notes: F, G and C, the , 2 and 5.

Shapes

How to play Fsus2

Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the ; the other numbers are the chord tones.

Fsus2 has no common . Play it as the A shape at 8. A keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the , on the lowest played string, names the chord.

  • A shape · fret 8

    8fr×R5R25FCFGC
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Notes and formula

What makes Fsus2 suspended 2nd

A sus2 chord replaces the 3rd with the 2nd, so it is neither major nor minor. It sounds open and unresolved, and often moves to the major or minor chord on the same .

  • 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
  • 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
  • 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.

The 2nd makes Fsus2 a 2nd chord; you can leave out the 5th.

  1. FRroot
  2. G2essential
  3. C5optional
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  • F, the root
  • Other chord tones

Fsus2 often moves to F or Fm, as the 2nd rises to the 3rd.

Keys

Keys with Fsus2

Fsus2 belongs to ten keys: C major (IVsus2), A♭ major (VIsus2), E♭ major (IIsus2), B♭ major (Vsus2), F major (Isus2), A minor (VIsus2), F minor (Isus2), C minor (IVsus2), G minor (VIIsus2) and D minor (IIIsus2).

Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work

Slash chords

Fsus2 over another bass note

A keeps Fsus2 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.

  • Fsus2/C

    Fsus2 with its 5th, C, in the bass.

Questions

Fsus2, in short

What notes are in the Fsus2 chord?
Fsus2 (F 2nd) has three notes: F, G and C, the , 2 and 5.
How do you play Fsus2 on guitar?
Fsus2 has no common . Play it as the A shape at 8.
What key is Fsus2 in?
Fsus2 belongs to ten keys: C major (IVsus2), A♭ major (VIsus2), E♭ major (IIsus2), B♭ major (Vsus2), F major (Isus2), A minor (VIsus2), F minor (Isus2), C minor (IVsus2), G minor (VIIsus2) and D minor (IIIsus2).
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