Banjo Fsus2 chord (Open G)F suspended 2nd on the 5-string banjo: 3 0 1 3, and 5 more shapes

Fsus2 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 3 0 1 3, open position, with the short 5th string marked — Fsus2 (F suspended 2nd) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 3 0 1 3, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 3 0 1 3 (open position)

String 4 (D): 3rd fret, ring finger, F
String 3 (G): open, G
String 2 (B): 1st fret, index finger, C
String 1 (D): 3rd fret, little finger, F
String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord

Sounds: F G C F · Fsus2 is F, G, C (1 · 2 · 5)

The 5th string: the short g is the 9th of Fsus2, so let it ring.

Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The app starts in open G, so it opens on these shapes.

More Fsus2 shapes

3 5 6 5
3fr
5 5 6 5
5fr
10 10 8 10
8fr
10 10 13 10
10fr · 5th string completes it
15 12 13 15
12fr

Other F chords in Open G

F Fm F7 Fm7 Fmaj7 F6 Fsus4Fsus2Fdim Faug

Other suspended 2nd chords

Gsus2 Asus2 Dsus2 Csus2 Bsus2 Esus2Fsus2B♭sus2

Fsus2 in other tunings

Double C Sawmill Open D C Tuning

All Open G banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app