Explore the F 7sus4 Guitar Chord on Your Fretboard

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Anyone looking up F7sus4, the F seventh suspended fourth chord, will find F, Bb, C and Eb: a root, a perfect fourth, a perfect fifth and a flat seventh. Bb and Eb are a fourth apart, so the upper part of the chord is stacked in fourths.

Three shapes are listed here, two with a barre, between frets 1 and 11. The player at the top has a drum loop with a tempo setting, so you can play along and hear how the chord sits in a groove. Try improvising with the F Dorian scale, which includes all four notes.

F dominant 7th suspended 4th guitar chord is also written as F7sus4, F7sus or F7(sus4).

Notes that compose the F 7sus4 chord:

F Bb C Eb

Chord formula for the Dominant Seventh Suspended Fourth chord:

Formula: 1 4 5 b7

F 7sus4 Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the low E, D, B and high E strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the A string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 3 of the G string

Position 2 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 6 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 8 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 8 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 8 of the G string

Position 3 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 8 of the A, G and high E strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the D string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 11 of the B string

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FAQ

Which notes does F7sus4 use?

F7sus4 is spelled F, Bb, C and Eb. That is a root, a perfect fourth, a perfect fifth and a minor seventh. No third is present.

How many ways are there to play F7sus4?

F7sus4 has 3 voicings, from fret 1 up to fret 11. Two of them use a barre, and none uses open strings.

How is F7sus4 different from F7?

F7 is F, A, C and Eb. F7sus4 puts Bb in place of A and keeps C and Eb. The major third becomes a perfect fourth.

Which scale covers F seventh suspended fourth?

The F Mixolydian Scale (F, G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb) contains F, Bb, C and Eb. The chord uses its 1st, 4th, 5th and 7th degrees.