Piano chord
F sus4 chord
Fsus4 is a suspended chord: the root F, a perfect 4th up to B♭ and a perfect 5th up to C.
- Symbol
- Fsus4
- 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 Fsus4
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 · Fsus4/B♭
B♭ – C – F
- 2nd inversion · Fsus4/C
C – F – B♭
Keys with Fsus4
Fsus4 doesn't occur naturally in a major or natural minor key. It's used as a colour chord, borrowed or altered.