F#7sus4 chord
F-sharp seventh suspended fourth, also written Gb7sus4. One shape on the neck below, with the notes it's built from and the keys it belongs to.
Notes
- F#
- 1
- B
- 4
- C#
- 5
- E
- 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 F#7sus4
- Root on A
- x-9-11-9-12-9
Want to know why this chord works where it does? The Intermediate lessons cover it, and founding players get them first.
Keys with F#7sus4
F#7sus4 uses only notes from F# minor, C# minor, B major and B minor. It sounds most at home in F# minor.