F7sus4 chord
F seventh suspended fourth. One shape on the neck below, with the notes it's built from and the keys it belongs to.
Notes
- F
- 1
- Bb
- 4
- C
- 5
- Eb
- b7
There's no third, so it's neither major nor minor.
The suspended 4th creates tension that wants to resolve.
The minor seventh adds a bluesy edge and leaves the chord sounding unfinished.
How to play F7sus4
- Root on A
- x-8-10-8-11-8
Want to know why this chord works where it does? The Intermediate lessons cover it, and founding players get them first.
Keys with F7sus4
F7sus4 uses only notes from F minor, C minor, Bb major and Bb minor. It sounds most at home in F minor.