What notes are in the Fsus4 chord?

Fsus4 contains F, Bb, C. Its formula is 1-4-5.

What is the easiest way to play Fsus4?

Try x x 3 3 1 1 (Easy 4-string version). It uses 4 fretted notes and no barre.

What key is Fsus4 in?

Fsus4 belongs to Db major (as the IIIsus4 chord), Eb major (as the IIsus4 chord), F major (as the Isus4 chord), Ab major (as the VIsus4 chord).

Why does my Fsus4 chord buzz?

Press each string just behind the fret wire, keep your fingertips upright so they don't touch the next string, and keep your thumb behind the neck. On a barre, roll the index finger slightly onto its bony edge.

Can I use a capo for Fsus4?

Yes. A capo lets you play Fsus4 with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

Is Fsus4 major or minor?

Neither. Fsus4 has no 3rd; the 4th (Bb) usually resolves down to the 3rd of F or Fm.

Fsus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

Fsus4 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play F Suspended Fourth (Charts)

Fsus4 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as fsus4 chord, fsus4 guitar chord and how to play Fsus4.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Barre (1st fret, E-string root)
1 1 3 3 1 1

Easy 4-string version
x x 3 3 1 1

Movable shape (1st fret)
1 1 3 3 1 x

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Fsus4 (F suspended fourth) on guitar, play 1 1 3 3 1 1 from the low E string to the high e string (the barre (1st fret, E-string root) shape). The chord contains F, Bb, C. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x 3 3 1 1, which needs 4 fretted notes.

Fsus4 chord facts

Chord	Fsus4 (F suspended fourth)
Other names	Fsus
Notes	F, Bb, C
Intervals	F (root), Bb (perfect 4th), C (perfect 5th)
Formula	1-4-5
Difficulty	Intermediate (barre or stretch)
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Fsus4 on guitar?

The main shape is 1 1 3 3 1 1 (Barre (1st fret, E-string root)). Finger by finger:

Lay your index finger flat across the low E to high e strings at fret 1. This is the barre.
Put your ring finger (3) on the D string at fret 3 (F, the root).
Put your pinky (4) on the G string at fret 3 (Bb, the perfect 4th).
Strum, then pick each string one at a time and fix any string that buzzes or is silent.