Piano chord
F♯ sus4 chord
F♯sus4 is a suspended chord: the root F♯, a perfect 4th up to B and a perfect 5th up to C♯.
- Symbol
- F♯sus4
- Notes
- F♯ – B – C♯
Play it yourself
Tap F♯, B and C♯ on the keys below, in any order.
- F♯
- B
- C♯
Sus chords replace the third with another note, so they are neither major nor minor. A sus4 chord sounds like it is waiting, and often resolves to the major chord on the same root.
Inversions of F♯sus4
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
F♯ – B – C♯
- 1st inversion · F♯sus4/B
B – C♯ – F♯
- 2nd inversion · F♯sus4/C♯
C♯ – F♯ – B
Keys with F♯sus4
F♯sus4 doesn't occur naturally in a major or natural minor key. It's used as a colour chord, borrowed or altered.