F♯sus4 chord on guitar

F♯sus4 is F♯, B and C♯. The usual shape is 2-4-4-4-2-2, a barre at the 2nd fret. Press Play to hear it, then try it at half speed.

How to play F♯sus4 on guitar

Shape 1, 2-4-4-4-2-2, reading from the low E string on the left, starts at the 2nd fret:

1. Lay your index finger flat across all the strings at the 2nd fret.
2. Middle finger: A string, 4th fret (C♯).
3. Ring finger: D string, 4th fret (F♯).
4. Pinky: G string, 4th fret (B).

• Keep the barre just behind the fret wire, not in the middle of the fret. Your thumb goes behind the neck, roughly opposite your middle finger.
• Your little finger has a job in this shape; it gets stronger in a week or two of short daily practice.

Other ways to play F♯sus4

• x-x-4-4-2-2: movable shape at the 2nd fret, medium. Only the thinner strings sound, which cuts through a band without getting muddy.
• x-9-11-11-12-9: barre shape at the 9th fret, medium. The root is on the A string; it's the Asus4 shape moved up the neck.
• x-9-9-6-7-x: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. Only the thinner strings sound, which cuts through a band without getting muddy.

Capo shortcuts for F♯sus4

No barre needed if a capo is allowed: capo on the 2nd fret and play the open Esus4 shape (0-2-2-2-0-0) or capo on the 4th fret and play the open Dsus4 shape (x-x-0-2-3-3). The chord sounds as F♯sus4 because the capo raises every string by 2 half steps.

Moving between F♯sus4 and its neighbours

Songs rarely hold F♯sus4 for long. Here's what your hand does on the moves that come up most.

• F♯ (resolves down to the third): F♯sus4 (2-4-4-4-2-2) to F♯ (2-4-4-3-2-2): your index finger stays put, move the middle finger to the G string, 3rd fret, the ring finger slides across to the A string at the same fret, the pinky finger slides across to the D string at the same fret. Shared notes: F♯ and C♯. F♯ on guitar
• B (IV in F♯ major): F♯sus4 (2-4-4-4-2-2) to B (x-2-4-4-4-2): the index finger lays across the A to high E strings at the 2nd fret, the middle finger slides across to the D string at the same fret, the ring finger slides across to the G string at the same fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. F♯ and B carry over from one chord to the other. B on guitar
• C♯ (V in F♯ major): F♯sus4 (2-4-4-4-2-2) to C♯ (x-4-6-6-6-4): the index finger lays across the A to high E strings at the 4th fret, the middle finger goes to the D string, 6th fret, your ring finger lands on the G string, 6th fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. Listen for C♯, which stays put while the rest moves. C♯ on guitar

F♯sus4 lifts the third up to the fourth. F♯sus4 holds the fourth where the third should be; drop it a half step or whole step into F♯ or F♯m to resolve. Play it once strummed and once picked to hear the difference.

Practice F♯sus4 in two minutes

Before strumming, play 2-4-4-4-2-2 note by note: F♯ then C♯ then F♯ then B then C♯ then F♯. A dead note tells you exactly which finger to fix. Next, alternate 2-4-4-4-2-2 and x-x-4-4-2-2, slowly, until the change takes less than a beat.

Written G♭sus4, it's the same chord with the same frets.

F♯sus4 in context

F♯sus4 on piano and ukulele

The same notes on another instrument: F♯sus4 on piano and F♯sus4 on ukulele. This page puts all three side by side.

Next to try on guitar

• F♯
• F♯sus2
• F♯7
• F♯m

Other suspended fourth chords

• Csus4
• C♯sus4
• Dsus4
• E♭sus4
• Esus4
• Fsus4
• Gsus4
• A♭sus4
• Asus4
• B♭sus4
• Bsus4

Shapes and sound are generated from the notes F♯, B and C♯ and tested automatically. Updated September 2026. Print this chord