How to Play the F7sus4 Guitar Chord

F7sus4 Guitar Chord Lesson

This chord is taken from the F Major Scale.  The F Major Scale contains the following notes: F, G, A, B Flat, C, D, and E.  We need to take the  1, 4, 5 and b7 steps of this scale in order to make this chord, or the notes: F, Bb, C and Eb.  That little “b7″ symbol simply means that we take the 7th step of the F Major Scale and flatten, or go back, 1/2 step to give us our “Eb”.

There are 3 variations of this chord below.  Two of which are barre chords. If you need help with barre chords, click the link below for a great post on this topic:

Beginners Guide to Mastering Barre Chords

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

Chord Playing Tip: Be sure that you are pressing down on the string hard enough. You should play each string one at a time to make sure you have a nice clean sound. If any of the strings buzz or sound muted, then something is not right.

F7sus4 Video Demos

F7sus4 in Open G Tuning