Guitar arpeggio
F# Sus2 Guitar Arpeggio
F# Sus2 is a three-note arpeggio built from F#, G#, and C#. It is also commonly called F# Suspended 2 and F# Suspended Second. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- F#, G#, C#
- Formula
- 1 2 5
- Semitones
- 0 2 7
- Chord symbols
- F#sus2
- Also called
- F# Suspended 2F# Suspended Second
How to read this arpeggio
The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent F# root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the F# root notes and connect the remaining sus2 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called F# Suspended 2 or F# Suspended Second.
Chord construction and defining tones
F# sus2 combines 2 (G#) and 5 (C#). The second replaces the third, so the arpeggio remains suspended instead of sounding clearly major or minor.
Harmonic use
Use this arpeggio over F#sus2 or as a suspended color that can resolve by moving the second to a nearby chord tone.
Practice this arpeggio on guitar
- Play the F# Sus2 arpeggio from one F# root to the next in at least two fretboard positions, saying each note name and interval degree aloud.
- Alternate 2 (G#) and 5 (C#) against the root and listen for the open tension created by the second.
- Play a phrase over F#sus2 that emphasizes the second, then resolve it to a major or minor third supplied by the harmony.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with F# Sus2 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard