Banjo Fsus4 chord (Open G)F suspended 4th on the 5-string banjo: 3 3 1 3, and 4 more shapes

Fsus4 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 3 3 1 3, first position, with the short 5th string marked
Fsus4 (F suspended 4th) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 3 3 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 3 1 3 (first position)

  1. String 4 (D): 3rd fret, middle finger, F
  2. String 3 (G): 3rd fret, ring finger, B♭
  3. String 2 (B): 1st fret, index finger, C
  4. String 1 (D): 3rd fret, little finger, F
  5. String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord

Sounds: F B♭ C F  ·  Fsus4 is F, B♭, C (1 · 4 · 5)

The 5th string: the short g adds the 9th over Fsus4, a colour rather than a clash.

With a capo: on the 3rd fret it’s 0 2 3 5 (frets counted from the capo), an open Dsus4 shape. Spike the 5th string at the 8th fret to keep it in tune with the capo.

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 Fsus4 shapes

  1. 5fr3124gB♭CFB♭8 5 6 8
    5fr
  2. 8fr1243gB♭FB♭C8 10 11 10
    8fr
  3. 10fr1121gCFB♭C10 10 11 10
    10fr
  4. 13fr2314gFB♭CF15 15 13 15
    13fr

Other F chords in Open G

FFmF7Fm7Fmaj7F6Fsus4Fsus2FdimFaug

Other suspended 4th chords

Gsus4Asus4Dsus4Csus4Bsus4Esus4Fsus4B♭sus4

Fsus4 in other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning

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