F Sus4 Guitar Chord (Fsus4)
The F Sus4 chord (Fsus4) is built from the notes F, Bb, and C: the R, 4, 5 of F. Below are the five ways to play Fsus4 on guitar, laid out in order from the lowest position on the neck to the highest.
A suspended fourth chord is tense and unresolved: the third becomes the fourth, leaning to fall back to the plain chord. The lowest shape starts around fret 1, and Fsus4 appears in four more positions higher up the neck.
Notes in Fsus4
How to play Fsus4: five positions
Strings run low E to high e, left to right. Dots are finger positions, a ringed dot is the root (F), an × means don't play that string, and the label on the right (like "10fr") is the starting fret. Under each shape are the notes it sounds and their role in the chord.
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Other F chords
The sus4 chord in other keys
Frequently asked questions
- What notes are in the F Sus4 chord?
- The F Sus4 chord (Fsus4) contains the notes F, Bb, and C. Those are the R, 4, 5 of F, so the chord is F (the root), Bb (the fourth), and C (the fifth).
- How do you play Fsus4 on guitar?
- There are five ways to play Fsus4, one for each CAGED shape. The lowest shape starts around fret 1, and Fsus4 appears in four more positions higher up the neck. A nearby voicing often makes an awkward chord change much easier, so if one shape fights you, try the next one up or down the neck.
- What does a Fsus4 chord sound like?
- A suspended fourth chord is tense and unresolved: the third becomes the fourth, leaning to fall back to the plain chord. You can hear Fsus4 and any progression built from it in the free interactive tools on this site.
- Is Fsus4 a hard chord to play?
- Fsus4 has no open shape in standard tuning, so it is usually played as a barre chord. That takes a little hand strength, but the shape is movable: learn it once and you can slide it to other roots.