F suspended 2nd (Fsus2)
FRoot
GMaj 2
CPerf 5
Open and airy. Replaces the 3rd with a 2nd, creating ambiguity. Popular in modern rock and ambient music for texture.
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How to play it
Fsus2
F suspended 2nd, Open
- Bass
- F, the root
- Root
- F
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- FRoot
- GM2
- CP5
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notesWhy it sounds suspended 2nd
F+2 fretsG+5 fretsC
Stacked from 2 intervals. Compare with Fsus4 →
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Where to go next
More F chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of F
What Fsus2 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of F major
Other Sus2 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
Fsus2
F suspended 2nd, Open
- Bass
- F, the root
- Root
- F
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- FRoot
- GM2
- CP5
Up the neck
6 voicings, same three notes04
Where to go next
More F chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of F
What Fsus2 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of F major
Other Sus2 chords
Same quality, every root