Banjo Fsus4 chord (Sawmill)F suspended 4th on the 5-string banjo: 3 3 0 3, and 5 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 3 3 0 3 (open position)
- String 4 (D): 3rd fret, index finger, F
- String 3 (G): 3rd fret, middle finger, B♭
- String 2 (C): open, C
- String 1 (D): 3rd fret, ring finger, F
- 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.
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 Fsus4 shapes
- 8 5 5 8
5fr - 8 10 10 10
8fr - 10 10 10 10
10fr - 15 15 12 x
12fr - 15 15 0 15
15fr
Other F chords in Sawmill
Other suspended 4th chords
Fsus4 in other tunings
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