Fsus2 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Fsus2

Suspended 2

Notes:F · G · C

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Fsus2 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 3 3 3 0	– – 1 1 1 –	x x F C G G	easy · barre on fret 3
x x 3 3 3 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x x F C G x	easy · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	F C G x x x	easy · barre on fret 5
7 0 10 8 8 0	1 – 4 2 3 –	G G C F C G	medium
x x x 8 8 0	– – – 1 2 –	x x x F C G	easy
x 10 10 10 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	x F C G x x	easy · barre on fret 10
5 0 3 3 3 0	2 – 1 1 1 –	F G F C G G	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 3 3 3 5	2 3 1 1 1 4	F C F C G C	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 8 8 5	1 1 1 2 3 1	F C G F C C	medium · barre on fret 5
7 0 10 8 8 x	1 – 4 2 3 –	G G C F C x	medium
x 10 10 8 8 0	– 3 4 1 2 –	x F C F C G	medium
x 10 10 10 x 0	– 1 1 1 – –	x F C G x G	easy · barre on fret 10
5 0 3 3 3 5	2 – 1 1 1 3	F G F C G C	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 3 3 3 x	2 3 1 1 1 –	F C F C G x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 8 8 0	1 1 1 2 3 –	F C G F C G	medium · barre on fret 5
7 10 10 8 x x	1 3 4 2 – –	G F C F x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fsus2 chord (Suspended 2) is built from the notes F, G, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Fsus2 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 2 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F
2	2	G
5	7	C

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus4 Fadd9 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

Csus2 C#sus2 Dsus2 D#sus2 Esus2 F#sus2 Gsus2 G#sus2 Asus2 A#sus2 Bsus2

See Fsus2 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

What notes make up the Fsus2 chord?

Fsus2 is a Suspended 2 chord built from the notes F, G, C.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.