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Intermediate

Fsus4 Ukulele Chord

A warm, leaning suspended chord built from F, A# and C. With its fourth standing in for the third, it sits in soft tension and resolves naturally to F major, a common touch in folk, pop and singer-songwriter strumming.

Also known as

  • F sus4
  • F suspended 4th
  • F suspended fourth

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the four strings, from the top G string (left) to the A string (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

Lay your index flat across the E and A strings at the first fret, leave the C string open, and reach your ring finger up to the G string at the third fret. Keeping that open C ringing between two fretted strings is the trick, so arch your ring finger on its tip and let the small barre handle the bottom two strings.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

AECG 3 0 1 1 3 0 1 1
AECG 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 3
AECG 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 1
AECG 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 1

See how Fsus4 works with other chords — Progression Generator