F♯sus4 chord on ukulele

F♯sus4 is F♯, B and C♯. The usual shape is 4-1-2-2. Hit Play and watch each string light as it sounds.

4-1-2-2 · movable · medium

Notes: F♯ · B · C♯
Formula: 1 · 4 · 5
First shape: 4-1-2-2

How to play F♯sus4 on ukulele

Shape 1, 4-1-2-2, reading from the G string on the left:

Index finger: C string, 1st fret (C♯).
Middle finger: E string, 2nd fret (F♯).
Ring finger: A string, 2nd fret (B).
Pinky: G string, 4th fret (B).

Your little finger has a job in this shape; it gets stronger in a week or two of short daily practice.
This one reaches. Let the thumb slide lower on the neck and the stretch gets noticeably easier.
Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.

Other ways to play F♯sus4

4-6-7-4: movable shape at the 4th fret, medium. A different set of strings gives a different color of the same chord.
11-11-9-9: movable shape at the 9th fret, medium. Up the neck the chord gets thinner and brighter, a good contrast to the open version.

Capo shortcuts for F♯sus4

A capo turns an open chord into F♯sus4: capo on the 4th fret and play the open Dsus4 shape (2-2-3-0) or capo on the 6th fret and play the open Csus4 shape (0-0-1-3). Handy when the rest of the song's chords also have open shapes in that position.

Moving between F♯sus4 and its neighbours

The chords F♯sus4 usually goes to, and what changes under your fingers.

F♯ (resolves down to the third): F♯sus4 (4-1-2-2) to F♯ (3-1-2-1): your index finger stays put, move the middle finger to the A string, 1st fret, the ring finger slides across to the E string at the same fret, the pinky finger goes to the G string, 3rd fret. Listen for F♯ and C♯, which stay put while the rest moves. F♯ on ukulele
B (IV in F♯ major): F♯sus4 (4-1-2-2) to B (4-3-2-2): your pinky finger stays put, move the index finger to the E string, 2nd fret, the middle finger slides across to the A string at the same fret, the ring finger goes to the C string, 3rd fret. Shared notes: F♯ and B. B on ukulele
C♯ (V in F♯ major): F♯sus4 (4-1-2-2) to C♯ (6-5-4-4): move the index finger to the E string, 4th fret, the middle finger goes to the A string, 4th fret, your ring finger lands on the C string, 5th fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. The two chords share C♯, which is why the change sounds smooth. C♯ on ukulele

F♯sus4 lifts the third up to the fourth. All 3 notes of F♯sus4 fit on the ukulele's four strings, with one of them doubled. 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. The slow arpeggio button above makes that quality easy to hear.

Practice F♯sus4 in two minutes

Arpeggiate 4-1-2-2 from the lowest string: B, C♯, F♯, B. Then strum it and listen for the same 4 notes together. Finish by moving between 4-1-2-2 and 4-6-7-4 to learn two positions of the same chord.

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

Keys and progressions with F♯sus4

F♯sus4 on guitar and piano

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

Related F♯ chords on ukulele

Other suspended fourth chords

F♯sus4 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in F♯sus4 on ukulele?

F♯, B and C♯. In the 4-1-2-2 shape the strings play B (G string), C♯ (C string), F♯ (E string) and B (A string), so B is doubled.

What's the easiest way to play F♯sus4 on ukulele?

No open-string F♯sus4 exists in standard tuning; 4-1-2-2 is the place to start. It uses 4 fingers and no barre, and in many songs a capo can take over part of the work.

Is F♯sus4 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not the usual shape: 4-1-2-2 needs no barre.

Which string does F♯sus4 start on?

In the 4-1-2-2 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 4th fret, which is B, the perfect fourth.

Every shape above plays only F♯, B and C♯, checked by the site's tests. Updated September 2026.