Inversions
(root position)
Notes and intervals
| 1 | F sharp | Root |
| 2 | B | Perfect 4th |
| 3 | C sharp | Perfect 5th |
About the F sharp suspended four chord
The F sharp suspended four chord is a F sharp suspended fourth built from F sharp, B, C sharp. It sits outside the plain diatonic set, so it is borrowed to add color and tension. Tap the keys or frets above to hear each note, or press Play chord to hear them together.
It is also written G flat suspended four , which spells the same notes enharmonically.
Other F sharp chords
Simpler triads
Suspended
Sixths and sevenths
F sharp six F sharp minor six F sharp seven F sharp major seven F sharp minor seven F sharp minor seven flat five F sharp diminished seven F sharp minor major seven
Extensions
F sharp nine F sharp add nine F sharp major nine F sharp minor nine F sharp eleven F sharp thirteen F sharp six over nine F sharp minor add nine
Altered
What do the colors mean?
Every note has its own fixed color, laid out around the circle of fifths. Once you know the colors, chords and scales turn into patterns you can recognize at a glance.
There is so much more to explore
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