Fsus2 Chord on Ukulele
Fsus2 = F – G – C (Root, Major 2nd, Perfect 5th)
F suspended second keeps two strings ringing completely open — the G string for the second and the C string for the fifth — while only the E string's first fret, holding the root, and the A string's third fret, doubling the fifth, need any finger work at all. Two open strings and two low fretted notes make this one of the gentler suspended chords on the whole instrument, genuinely easier under the hand than plain F major itself.
Fsus2 is F major with the third pulled out and the second scale degree put in its place, which means it sits in that familiar sus2 middle ground — not major, not minor, just waiting to move. It works as a quick, airy substitute for plain F, a brief decorative detour popular in folk and singer-songwriter ukulele arrangements that favor open, ringing textures. Because two of its four notes are genuinely unfretted, Fsus2 has a particularly resonant, chiming quality among F's chord family, closer in spirit to a fully open shape than most of its neighboring color chords manage.
Fingerings
Open Position
How to Practice It
Since only two strings need fretting, place the E string's first fret and the A string's third fret together while leaving the G and C strings completely untouched — the main risk is a stray finger brushing one of those open strings and dulling its ring. Once that's steady, moving the E string's finger to F major's own third-fret spot on the A string is the entire resolution, easy to hear because so much of the chord stays exactly where it was.
Common Progressions
- Dm - Fsus2 - F, using the open color as a brief detour before the tonic
- I(sus2) - IV - V - I in the key of F (Fsus2 - Bb - C - F)
- Fsus2 - C, a bright two-chord vamp leaning on open strings
- vi - IV - I(sus2) (Dm - Bb - Fsus2), landing on the unresolved color.
FAQ
- Why is Fsus2 easier than plain F major?
- Two of its four strings ring completely open, while F major needs two fingers placed carefully around an open string in between — Fsus2 simply asks less of the hand.
- How does Fsus2 resolve into plain F major?
- By moving the E string's finger and reforming the A string's note into F major's own two-finger shape, a small but real change in hand position.
- What kind of songs use Fsus2 the most?
- Folk and singer-songwriter ukulele arrangements favoring spacious, ringing textures reach for it as a brief chiming detour from plain F.
- Which note does Fsus2 replace, and what takes its place?
- It drops F major's third, A, and replaces it with the second scale degree, G, supplied here by the open G string.
- Is Fsus2 harder or easier than Csus2?
- Easier, on balance — Fsus2 needs only two fretted notes with two full open strings behind it, a gentler shape than Csus2's barre-plus-independent-finger combination.
- Can Fsus2 be strummed with the same rhythm pattern as plain F major?
- Yes, without adjustment — the chord occupies a closely related hand position, so any pattern that works over F transfers directly.
- Which note does Fsus2 double, and why?
- The fifth, C, appears both as the open C string and again at the A string's third fret — a byproduct of only two of the chord's three tones needing to be stated across four available strings.
- Is Fsus2 a common choice for a song's opening chord?
- It can be, when an arrangement wants to establish an open, unresolved texture before the first plain major or minor chord arrives, letting the listener's ear settle in gradually rather than immediately.
- Is Fsus2 one of the easier suspended chords across this whole site?
- Yes — with two open strings and only two low fretted notes needed, it's genuinely gentler than most sus2 voicings elsewhere, which more often need a barre or an independent stretch to complete the shape.
Fsus2 on other instruments: Fsus2 on Guitar, Fsus2 on Piano. Related: how chords are built, chord finder.