F#7sus4: guitar chord voicings, inversions, scales and arpeggios

F#7sus4 (Dom7sus4) is an interactive GuitarArcanum page with chord formula, intervals, voicings, inversions, triads, pentatonic patterns, scales and arpeggios on the fretboard.

Chord formula

Interval formula: 1 4 5 b7. A dominant 7th with a 4th in place of the 3rd. An open, soft dominant with no bite — it has no 3rd and no tritone.

Chord tones

The 4th replaces the 3rd, so there's no tritone and the chord sounds soft. The b7 gives a mild dominant lean.

Sound character

Open, calm and floating — common in soul, fusion and rock ballads.

Harmonic function

A soft dominant or a suspension. It often releases to a plain dominant (7sus4 → 7).

Typical progressions

  • C#7sus4 – C#7 – F#
  • F#7sus4 (vamp)
  • C#7sus4 → C

Guitar voicing advice

Leave out the 3rd. A handy shape is Bb/C (a Bb triad over C), or a 5th-string root with 4 and b7 on top.

Compatible scales for F#7sus4

Open interactive scale pages that naturally pair with this chord.

Other chord qualities on the F# root

Compare this chord with other qualities sharing the same root.