F♯ sus2 chordF♯sus2

Built from

• F♯root
• G♯2nd
• C♯5th

There is no 3rd at all; the 2nd takes its place, so the chord never commits to major or minor.

Hear it in a progression

• The pop progression

  Behind countless hits. Hopeful, then bittersweet. In F♯ major.

  Capo and transpose

  1. F♯sus2I
  2. C♯V
  3. D♯mvi
  4. BIV

• Three-chord song

  Folk, rock and roll, campfire. In F♯ major.

  Capo and transpose

  1. F♯sus2I
  2. BIV
  3. C♯V
  4. F♯sus2I

• Doo-wop

  Fifties ballad, sweet and nostalgic. In F♯ major.

  Capo and transpose

  1. F♯sus2I
  2. D♯mvi
  3. BIV
  4. C♯V

Where it goes next

Thinking in F♯ major, where it is the I chord.

• B

  IV. Lifts away from home without leaving it.

• C♯

  V. Builds tension that wants to come back.

• D♯m

  vi. Same key, sadder colour: the relative minor.

• G♯m

  ii. A gentle step up that sets up the V chord.

Sounds close

• C♯

  Shares 2 of its notes. Both have G♯ and C♯.

• C♯m

  Shares 2 of its notes. Both have G♯ and C♯.

• C♯7

  Shares 2 of its notes. Both have G♯ and C♯.

• C♯maj7

  Shares 2 of its notes. Both have G♯ and C♯.

Scales that fit

Notes you can play over this chord, simplest first.

• F♯ major
• F♯ major pentatonic

Keys it lives in

• F♯ majoras I
• B majoras V
• D♭ majoras IV
• B♭ minoras VI
• E♭ minoras III
• G♯ minoras VII