Chord · F# Suspended 2nd
F♯sus2 Chord
F♯sus2 is F#, G# and C# — open, unresolved; neither major nor minor.
F♯sus2 on every instrument
The same 3 notes, 6 sets of hands. Open a diagram for alternate shapes, audio and the mistakes to avoid.
What F♯sus2 is made of
F# Suspended 2nd (F# suspended 2nd) is built from the notes F#, G#, C#, with the interval pattern 1, 2, 5. A common suspended 2nd chord across many styles.
Stack 1, 2 and 5 on a root of F♯ and you get F#, G# and C#. That interval recipe is what makes the chord a suspended second chord — move the same shape to another root and the character travels with it, which is why Csus2 sounds like a transposed F♯sus2.
Suspended 2nd: Open, unresolved; neither major nor minor.
Spelling: the notes above are written the way a score would write them, not simplified to the nearest piano key. That is why this chord is spelled with F♯ rather than its enharmonic equivalent.
Keys that contain F♯sus2
All 3 notes sit inside the scale of 16 keys. The roman numeral marks the degree the chord is rooted on.
Major keys
Other chords on F♯
Same root, different colour.
The same suspended second shape, moved
The identical interval recipe, built on other roots.
Questions people ask about F#sus2
- What notes are in the F#sus2 chord?
- F#sus2 is made of F#, G# and C# — the 1, 2 and 5 degrees of a suspended second chord built on F#.
- What keys use the F#sus2 chord?
- Every note of F#sus2 belongs to 16 keys: A Major (vi), E Major (ii), B Major (V), Db Major (IV), F# Major (I), Gb Major (I), C# Major (IV), Cb Major (V), F# Minor (i), C# Minor (iv), Bb Minor (VI), G# Minor (VII), D# Minor (III), Eb Minor (III), A# Minor (VI), Ab Minor (VII). The roman numeral is the scale degree the chord is rooted on.
- How do you play F#sus2 on guitar and piano?
- This page shows F#sus2 on guitar, piano, ukulele, bass, mandolin and banjo — 9 voicings in total. Each diagram links to the full instrument page with alternate shapes, audio and common mistakes.
- Is F#sus2 the same as Gbsus2?
- Yes. F#sus2 and Gbsus2 are enharmonic — identical pitches written two different ways. Which spelling you use depends on the key you are in; F#sus2 is the spelling this site treats as canonical.
Learn the theory behind it
Why F♯sus2 behaves the way it does — the guides that explain the chord instead of just spelling it.