About F#sus2sus4
F#sus2sus4 is F#, G#, B and C#. It leaves out the 3rd and includes both the and .
Without a or , F#sus2sus4 is neither major nor minor. In jazz, sus chords can stand without resolving.
To hear what the adds, start with .
Hear the change
The 2nd drops two frets to a repeated root. The root, 4th, and 5th stay put.
Also written F#sus2/4 or F# suspended 2nd and 4th.
How to use F#sus2sus4
In which keys. Every note of F#sus2sus4 belongs to C# minor (the iv), Eb minor (the ♭III), E major (the ii), F# major (the I), F# minor (the i), Ab minor (the ♭VII), A major (the vi) and B major (the V).
What to play over F#sus2sus4
Useful scales
- +A#D#E#
Contains F#sus2sus4 and adds major third, sixth and major seventh.
- +A#D#E
Adds major third, sixth and flat seventh. The flat seventh pushes the sound toward a dominant chord.
- +ADE
Contains F#sus2sus4 and adds minor third, flat thirteenth and flat seventh.
- +AD#E
Contains F#sus2sus4 and adds minor third, sixth and flat seventh.
- +ADE#
Contains F#sus2sus4 and adds minor third, flat thirteenth and major seventh.
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