F♯sus2 chord on piano
F# suspended 2nd: F♯ · G♯ · C♯. It sounds open and airy: neither major nor minor, because the 3rd is gone.
NotesF♯ G♯ C♯
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: F♯ — finger 1 · G♯ — finger 3 · C♯ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootF♯ – G♯ – C♯
- 1stG♯ – C♯ – F♯
- 2ndC♯ – F♯ – G♯
Songs that use F♯sus2
BeethovenMoonlight Sonata (1st mvt)
C# minor · Advanced
ChopinWaltz Op. 69 No. 2
B minor · Advanced
SchubertImpromptu Op. 142 No. 2
Ab major · Intermediate
DebussySarabande (Pour le piano)
C# minor · Advanced
ChopinFantaisie-Impromptu
C# minor · Advanced
J.S. BachPrelude and Fugue in D-Major BWV 532 (Piano sol
D major · Advanced