Fsus4 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

Fsus4

Suspended 4

Notes:F · A# · C

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Fingerings (16)

Fsus4 shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Fsus4 chord (Suspended 4) is built from the notes F, A#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D) 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 Fsus4 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 4 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	F
4	5	A#
5	7	C

More F chords

F Fm F7 F°F+F9 Fmaj7 Fm7 F7♯5 F7♭5 F6 Fm6 Fm7♭5 F°7 Fsus2 Fadd9 Fmaj9 Fm9 F5

Other roots

Csus4 C#sus4 Dsus4 D#sus4 Esus4 F#sus4 Gsus4 G#sus4 Asus4 A#sus4 Bsus4

See Fsus4 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Whole Step Down (D) 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

What notes make up the Fsus4 chord?

Fsus4 is a Suspended 4 chord built from the notes F, A#, 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.