F# Suspended 2nd Chord

Symbol: F#sus2

Diagrams

Staff Notation

Staff Notation

Piano Keyboard

F#sus2 chord – keys F#, G#, C# highlightedPiano keyboard with keys F#, G#, C# highlighted. F# is the root note.C#F#G#
F#sus2 chord – keys F#, G#, C# highlightedPiano keyboard with keys F#, G#, C# highlighted. F# is the root note.C#F#G#

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for F#sus2 (9fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes F#, C#, F#, G#, C#.F#sus2 (9fr)9✕34

Intervals

NoteIntervalSemitones
F#P10
G#M22
C#P57

Related Chords (F# Root)

F# F#m F#dim F#aug F#sus4 F#5 F#7 F#maj7 F#m7 F#mMaj7 F#dim7 F#m7b5

Suspended 2nd in All Keys

Csus2 Dbsus2 Dsus2 Ebsus2 Esus2 Fsus2 F#sus2 Gsus2 Absus2 Asus2 Bbsus2 Bsus2

Scales Containing F#sus2

C Locrian Db Major Db Natural Minor Db Harmonic Minor Db Melodic Minor Db Minor Pentatonic Db Blues Db Ionian Db Dorian Db Phrygian Db Mixolydian Db Aeolian

About the F# Suspended 2nd Chord

The F# Suspended 2nd chord is built from the notes F#, G#, C#. These notes are derived by stacking intervals above the root note F#, following the interval pattern that defines every Suspended 2nd chord. Understanding how a chord is constructed from intervals is one of the most valuable skills in music theory, because it allows you to build the chord in any key and recognize it in any context.

You can use this chord in a variety of musical contexts. Try exploring the scales that contain these notes to discover which keys this chord naturally belongs to. Each scale listed above shares all the notes of this chord, making it a diatonic chord within that key. Understanding these relationships helps with songwriting, improvisation, and arranging.

Try F#sus2 in the Chord Identifier →