Fsus2 F suspended second chord
- Notes
- F G C
- Formula
- 1 2 5
- Semitones
- 0 2 7 above the root
F to G is a major second (2 semitones), G to C is a perfect fourth (5 semitones). The third is replaced by the second (G), so the chord is neither major nor minor. The same three keys with C in the bass read as Csus4.
Fsus2 on the piano
Root position from F4: F4, G4, C5. Middle C is C4.
Fsus2 on the guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E). Strings run low E on the left to high e on the right, frets downwards; × is a muted string, ○ an open string, and each dot shows the note it sounds, with the root in blue-green. Every shape below has F as its lowest note.
x 8 10 10 8 8 (low E to high e)
Sounds F3 C4 F4 G4 C5
The barre shapes are movable: an E-shape chord's root is the note under your first finger on the low E string, an A-shape chord's root is the note on the A string. Slide the same grip up or down to play suspended second chords on other roots.
Inversions of Fsus2
An inversion puts a note other than the root in the bass. The name is what semicord's chord finder calls those notes played bottom to top; a slash name like C/E means a C chord with E in the bass.
| Position | Notes, bass first | Named | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root position | F G C | Fsus2 | |
| 1st inversion | G C F | G7sus4 (also read as Fsus2/G) | |
| 2nd inversion | C F G | Csus4 (also read as Fsus2/C) |
Where Fsus2 fits
A sus chord has no third, so it is neither major nor minor and has no fixed place in a key. In Fsus2 the second, G, usually rises to the major or minor third or falls back to the root F; it is also often left unresolved as a colour, especially on guitar.