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Guitar chord · Suspended 2nd

Fsus2 chord (F Suspended 2nd)

Airy, fluid acoustic chord replacing the 3rd with a 2nd.

Notes FGC
Formula 1 2 5
Shapes 2 on this page

Fsus2 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, F.

Asus2 Shape (5th String Root) x 8 10 10 8 8
Dsus2 Open Shape (4th String Root) x x 3 5 6 3

Interactive chord diagram

Fsus2 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Fsus2

These scales start on F and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Fsus2 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Fsus2 chord?
Fsus2 is F, G, C: the 1, 2, 5 of F.
How do you play Fsus2 on guitar?
Asus2 Shape (5th String Root): x 8 10 10 8 8; Dsus2 Open Shape (4th String Root): x x 3 5 6 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Fsus2?
Scales on F that contain every note of Fsus2: F Major, F Minor, F Major Pentatonic, F Major Blues, F Dorian, F Lydian.

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