F♯maj7sus4/C♯ guitar shapes

Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions

Showing 8 of 42 playable shapes

About the chord

F♯ major 7th suspended 4th / C♯ (2nd inversion)

The F♯ major 7th suspended 4th major 7th suspended 4th chord replaces the third with a perfect fourth B, creating a lush, dreamy sound. The combination of the fourth B, fifth C♯, and major seventh E♯ produces a sophisticated, modern harmony, enhancing ambient and jazz progressions with an ethereal color. With C♯ in the bass, this voicing functions as the 2nd inversion of F♯ major 7th suspended 4th.

Root note: F♯
Bass note: C♯
Chord tones: 4
Playable shapes: 42

Chord tones

F♯BC♯E♯

Notes & Intervals

Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.

F♯ Unison (Root) 1

The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.

B Perfect Fourth 4

The fourth creates suspension and a sense of pull toward resolution.

C♯ Perfect Fifth 5

The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.

E♯ Major Seventh 7

The major seventh adds a smooth, lush tension close to the root.

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