Fsus2 Guitar Chord

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Fsus2 is a suspended 2nd chord made of F · G · C. The 2nd replaces the 3rd — airy and wide. The standard shape is a barre chord at fret 1: xx3011 (6th string → 1st string, x = don't play, 0 = open string).

Chord charts

Fsus2

Open position · root on 4th string · xx3011

Fsus2

Fret 3 barre · root on 4th string · xx3563 · from fret 3

Fsus2

Fret 8 barre · root on 5th string · x-8-10-10-8-8 · from fret 8

Fsus2

Fret 10 barre · root on 6th string · 13-10-10-12-13-x · from fret 10

Index finger on string 2 (B), fret 1.
Middle finger on string 1 (e), fret 1.
Ring finger on string 4 (D), fret 3.
Let string 3 ring open.
Don't play strings 6, 5 (or mute lightly).
Strum down from string 4.

Fsus2 guitar chord chart — fret 1 barre xx3011 and 3 more shapes — All Fsus2 shapes on one image — long-press (or right-click) to save it.

Notes in the chord

F
rootG
2ndC
5th

Play it easier with a capo

Capo on fret 3 + Dsus2 shape → sounds as Fsus2

If barre chords are hard, clamp a capo and play an open shape — it sounds exactly the same. The Buskermate app can move a whole chord sheet to any capo position for you.

Try it: capo on

Scales that fit

Other F chords

F Fm F7 Fmaj7 Fm7 F6 Fm6 Fsus4 Fsus2 F7sus4 Fdim Fdim7 Fm7b5 Faug Fadd9 F9 Fm9 Fmaj9

Suspended 2nd chords in other keys

Csus2 C♯sus2 Dsus2 E♭sus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F♯sus2 Gsus2 A♭sus2 Asus2 B♭sus2 Bsus2

FAQ

What notes are in the Fsus2 chord?

The Fsus2 chord is made of F, G, C. The 2nd replaces the 3rd — airy and wide.

What's the easiest way to play Fsus2 on guitar?

The standard shape, from the 6th string to the 1st, is xx3011 (a barre chord at fret 1). If the barre is hard, put a capo on fret 3 and play a Dsus2 shape — it sounds the same.

Which scale works for soloing over Fsus2?

F major or F major pentatonic fits well.

🎸 Transpose a whole chord sheet — Buskermate
Upload a PDF song sheet and Buskermate reads the chords and moves them to any key or capo position (the app is in Korean for now).