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F sharp seventh suspended fourth (F#7sus4) chord on cavaquinho

Notes
F♯BC♯E
Formula
145♭7

How to play F#7sus4 on cavaquinho

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position

    no 5th (C♯)

    F#7sus4 chord on cavaquinho, shape 1: first position, with open strings, notes F#, B, E

  2. Shape 2 · fret 2 · barre

    F#7sus4 chord on cavaquinho, shape 2: barre at fret 2, notes F#, B, C#, E

  3. Shape 3 · fret 4

    no 5th (C♯)

    F#7sus4 chord on cavaquinho, shape 3: from fret 4, notes F#, B, E

  4. Shape 4 · fret 7

    no 5th (C♯)

    F#7sus4 chord on cavaquinho, shape 4: from fret 7, notes F#, B, E

Some shapes leave out: 5th (C♯). The caption of each one says what is missing. The 5th is the first to go: it barely changes the sound of the chord.

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (F sharp).

F#7sus4 inversions on cavaquinho

The same F#7sus4 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 5th (C♯) in the bass2nd inversion · F#7sus4/C#

    F sharp seventh suspended fourth, F#7sus4/C#, 11-9-7-9F♯7sus4/C♯74213C♯EF♯Bmetronotuner.com

  2. 7th (E) in the bass3rd inversion · F#7sus4/E

    F sharp seventh suspended fourth, F#7sus4/E, 2404F♯7sus4/E134EBBF♯metronotuner.com

  3. 7th (E) in the bass3rd inversion · F#7sus4/E

    F sharp seventh suspended fourth, F#7sus4/E, 2424F♯7sus4/E1324EBC♯F♯metronotuner.com

About the seventh suspended fourth chord

A dominant chord with the fourth in place of the third: it keeps the seventh but drops the tension of the tritone, so it sounds "suspended". Found in modern jazz, funk, gospel and as a lead-in to the regular dominant (G7sus4 → G7 → C).

Notes and intervals of F#7sus4

F#7sus4 (F sharp seventh suspended fourth) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • F♯ · 1 · root
  • B · 4 · perfect fourth
  • C♯ · 5 · perfect fifth
  • E · ♭7 · minor seventh

Other F sharp chords

Seventh suspended fourth: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the F#7sus4 chord on cavaquinho?

F#7sus4 (F sharp seventh suspended fourth) has 4 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in F#7sus4?

The notes of F#7sus4 are F♯, B, C♯, E. The formula is 1 · 4 · 5 · ♭7: root, perfect fourth, perfect fifth, minor seventh.

What does F#7sus4 mean?

F#7sus4 is the chord symbol for F sharp seventh suspended fourth. A dominant chord with the fourth in place of the third: it keeps the seventh but drops the tension of the tritone, so it sounds "suspended". Found in modern jazz, funk, gospel and as a lead-in to the regular dominant (G7sus4 → G7 → C).

Can I play F#7sus4 on other instruments?

Yes. F#7sus4 also has a page on guitar, on ukulele, with the fingerings for each instrument.

F#7sus4 on other instruments

All cavaquinho chords