Suspended & power

F♯ dominant 7th suspended 4th chord

A dominant 7th with a suspended 4th — common in funk, soul and gospel.

Spell as G♭7sus4

How to play F♯7sus4

242400 · Open position

Right hand: F♯ (1), B (2), C♯ (3), E (5)

4424 · 2nd fret

On guitar, F♯7sus4 has an open-position shape, 242400, using four fingers alongside the open strings.

On piano, F♯7sus4 has two black keys (F♯ and C♯) and two white keys.

On ukulele the usual F♯7sus4 shape is 4424, using four fingers.

Move a single note and F♯7sus4 becomes a different chord: lower B to A♯ for F♯7, swap B for A for F♯m7 and drop the E for F♯sus4.