Banjo Fsus2 chord (Sawmill)F suspended 2nd on the 5-string banjo: 5 5 5 5, and 6 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 5 5 5 5 (from the 5th fret)
- String 4 (D): 5th fret, index finger (barre), G
- String 3 (G): 5th fret, index finger (barre), C
- String 2 (C): 5th fret, index finger (barre), F
- String 1 (D): 5th fret, index finger (barre), G
- String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord
Sounds: G C F G · Fsus2 is F, G, C (1 · 2 · 5)
The 5th string: the short g is the 9th of Fsus2, so let it ring.
With a capo: on the 3rd fret it’s 0 2 2 2 (frets counted from the capo), an open Dsus2 shape. Spike the 5th string at the 8th fret to keep it in tune with the capo.
Sawmill tuning: gDGCD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Sawmill once in its Settings and it remembers.
More Fsus2 shapes
- 3 0 0 3
open - 3 5 5 5
3fr - x 10 7 10
7fr - 10 10 0 10
10fr · 5th string completes it - 15 0 12 15
12fr - 15 0 0 15
15fr
Other F chords in Sawmill
Other suspended 2nd chords
Fsus2 in other tunings
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