F♯sus2

F♯sus2 is the f# suspended 2nd chord, spelled F♯ – G♯ – C♯. the third is replaced by the second — open, airy, neither major nor minor.

The keys
C4C5C6
F♯ – G♯ – C♯
Practise this chord

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What's inside F♯sus2
NoteInterval from rootDegree
F♯Root1
G♯Major 2nd2
C♯Perfect 5th5
Inversions
PositionKeys (low → high)
Root positionG♭4 – A♭4 – D♭5
1st inversionA♭4 – D♭5 – G♭5
2nd inversionD♭5 – G♭5 – A♭5
A working voicing

Split the chord between two hands the way working players do — a solid shell low down, the colour tones up top:

HandKeys
Left (shell)G♭2 – D♭3
Right (colour)A♭4 – D♭5
Where F♯sus2 lives

Suspend and resolve

F♯sus2 → G♭

The suspension releases into the plain triad — tension, then home.

As a pad colour

G♭sus → E → B

Kept unresolved, the sus chord floats — a staple of modern pads.

Put F♯sus2 under your fingers

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