Fsus2 chord on guitar

Fsus2 is F, G and C. The easiest shape is x-x-3-0-1-1. Hit Play and watch each string light as it sounds.

How to play Fsus2 on guitar

Shape 1, x-x-3-0-1-1, reading from the low E string on the left:

1. Index finger: B string, 1st fret (C).
2. Middle finger: high E string, 1st fret (F).
3. Ring finger: D string, 3rd fret (F).
4. Let the open G string ring (G).
5. Don't play the low E and A strings: start your strum on the D string.

• If an open string sounds dead, a fingertip is leaning on it. Come down more on the tips, with your knuckles bent.
• With four strings sounding, a shorter strum works best: start on the first played string and stop at the high E.

Other ways to play Fsus2

• x-8-10-10-8-8: barre shape at the 8th fret, medium. The root is on the A string; it's the Asus2 shape moved up the neck.
• x-8-5-5-6-8: partial barre shape at the 5th fret, medium. Same notes, stacked differently, so it sounds a little different.
• x-x-15-12-13-13: movable shape at the 12th fret, medium. Only the thinner strings sound, which cuts through a band without getting muddy.

Capo shortcuts for Fsus2

No barre needed if a capo is allowed: capo on the 3rd fret and play the open Dsus2 shape (x-x-0-2-3-0) or capo on the 5th fret and play the open Csus2 shape (x-3-0-0-3-3). The chord sounds as Fsus2 because the capo raises every string by 3 half steps.

Changing from Fsus2 to the chords around it

Songs rarely hold Fsus2 for long. Here's what your hand does on the moves that come up most.

• F (resolves up to the third): Fsus2 (x-x-3-0-1-1) to F (1-3-3-2-1-1): the index finger lays across the low E to high E strings at the 1st fret, your middle finger lands on the G string, 2nd fret, the ring finger slides across to the A string at the same fret, the pinky finger comes down on the D string, 3rd fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. The two chords share F and C, which is why the change sounds smooth. F on guitar
• B♭ (IV in F major): Fsus2 (x-x-3-0-1-1) to B♭ (x-1-3-3-3-1): the index finger lays across the A to high E strings at the 1st fret, the middle finger goes to the D string, 3rd fret, the ring finger slides across to the G string at the same fret, the pinky finger comes down on the B string, 3rd fret. Nothing carries over, so drill it slowly, lifting and landing all fingers at once. Shared note: F. B♭ on guitar
• C (V in F major): Fsus2 (x-x-3-0-1-1) to C (x-3-2-0-1-0): your index finger stays put, move the middle finger to the D string, 2nd fret, the ring finger slides across to the A string at the same fret. G and C carry over from one chord to the other. C on guitar

Fsus2 replaces the third with the second, so it is neither major nor minor. The open second in Fsus2 usually rises to the third, so play Fsus2 then F and listen for it to settle. On guitar you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.

A short Fsus2 drill

Arpeggiate x-x-3-0-1-1 from the lowest string: F, G, C, F. Then strum it and listen for the same 4 notes together. Finish by moving between x-x-3-0-1-1 and x-8-10-10-8-8 to learn two positions of the same chord.

Where Fsus2 shows up

Fsus2 on piano and ukulele

Fsus2 on piano and ukulele uses the same 3 notes in a different layout. See all three together.

Close to Fsus2

• F
• Fsus4
• Fadd9
• Fm

Other suspended second chords

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

Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside Fsus2. Updated September 2026. Print this chord