F#sus2: guitar chord voicings, inversions, scales and arpeggios

F#sus2 (sus2) 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 2 5. A triad with a major 2nd in place of the 3rd. Neither major nor minor — an open, ringing, neutral sound.

Chord tones

The 2nd replaces the 3rd, so the chord has no quality. The root and 5th give the foundation; the 2nd gives the openness.

Sound character

Open, ringing and neutral — common in pop and rock rhythm playing, often on open strings.

Harmonic function

A suspension or a color. It can resolve the 2nd to the 3rd, or stay as an open chord in its own right.

Typical progressions

  • G#sus2 – G#
  • D#sus2 – D# – D#sus4
  • F#sus2 – C# – G#

Guitar voicing advice

Often an open chord on guitar, e.g. Dsus2 = xx0230 or Asus2 = x02200. Let the 2nd ring.

Compatible scales for F#sus2

Other chord qualities on the F# root

Compare this chord with other qualities sharing the same root.